Semi-truck damages light pole and street signs in city park, Pella IA
VandalismA semi-truck caused damage to a light pole that is now unstable and at risk of falling. It also damaged several street signs and street lights near Big Rock Park. Authorities requested assistance from the State Patrol, Public Works, and the electric department to address the safety concerns and damage caused by the vehicle.
Audio|Source: Marion County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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So I was 23 at 1050 at West 3rd Monroe and spoke to one half of the accident and they said the other half drove off and said that they'd be back and so it was a red duly pickup truck.
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I drove around the area and I can't find a red duly so I'm going to go back and talk to them and get some information.
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Teller from 80.
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80, go ahead.
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Could you contact State Patrol and send them our way? There's several things wrong with this vehicle and 70 advised it'd be a good idea for them to get down here and take a look at the vehicle.
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Ten four.
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Ten, Pella.
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Five-five plus you one.
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ISP from Pella, ART, Paul 51.
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Paula, could you get traffic versus your rapid state?
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Yes, I receive to Rapid State.
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We are requesting an assist here in Pala on Broadway and...
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Stand by.
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A minute, can you contact the electric department? He hit a light at Birch and Spruce, and the light is about to fall down a lamp, street lamp.
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10471.
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State from Pella, I've got a call to C-1.
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Pella, go ahead.
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We had a semi-driver,
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driving through the street streets in Pella,
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multiple damage to multiple streets lines, and street lands.
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We are requesting an assist.
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Officers on scene advised that there are many things questionable about the semi-truck if there is a state patrol in the area that can again assist there on the corner of...
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Broadway and Big Rock Park here in color.
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We'll get someone started that way.
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Copy, thank you.
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80 was a 28 on that vehicle p is in paul a is an adam 8154
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Oh,
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yeah, that's the vehicle to do the damage over here.
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Tell us, Eddie.
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Go ahead.
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I'll be clear from here. I'm just going to kind of blow around to see if we find anything else here.
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104, public works is requested. We start compiling the list of all the damaged street signs. I have a couple, I'm not sure what else there might be, and I am contacting electric.
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Yeah, 104 is all going to be in the report.
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Well, you know,
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obviously there's probably going to be some things that we miss that we find out tomorrow, but we'll get it all.
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10 4.
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There was at least a handful of stop signs, so we will need public works to come out tonight, ideally.
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Location mentioned:
Big Rock City Park, Big Rock Park Rd, Pella, IA 50219
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