Traffic accident causes pole damage near Road 5, Leipsic OH

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Traffic

Reported: 12/29/2025 04:12 AM

Rd 5, Leipsic, OH 45856

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a report of downed power lines near Road 5 in Leipsic, Ohio. It was later determined that the issue resulted from a traffic accident in which a vehicle struck a utility pole.

Audio|Heard on: Putnam County Sheriff, Fire, EMS and PW

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00:11

Transcript:

00:00

We sent out station 50 for lines down near Road 5.

00:06

They stated there was actually a traffic accident there and somebody hit a pole, so it's no longer there.

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Rd 5, Leipsic, OH 45856

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a report of downed power lines near Road 5 in Leipsic, Ohio. It was later determined that the issue resulted from a traffic accident in which a vehicle struck a utility pole.

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