Truck causes object to hit vehicle, flees scene in Newport, Newport ME
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TrafficAn object fell from a southbound truck and struck another vehicle in Newport. The truck did not stop and continued with Ohio license plates. The affected vehicle pulled off near Rideout's Body Shop across from Dysart's store.
Audio|Heard on: Kennebec, Somerset, and Waldo County Fire Departments
Listen to dispatch call
00:37
Transcript:
00:00
It's like a crash.
00:03
South 9-1-172 is part of the exit.
00:06
There was a truck driving south, and an object came out of the back of the truck and struck the vehicle.
00:14
The truck kept going and did not stop.
00:15
She pulled off 157.
00:17
She is either in Rideout's Body Shop across from the Dysart's store.
00:22
Nissan Pathfinder.
00:28
Did she get a description of the truck? May 157?
00:33
Ohio plates or truck.
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Location mentioned:
Newport, ME
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