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Heard on: Providence RI Law Dispatch Group Calls · 1/4/2026 11:25 PM
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Ten Four. Can you respond to Smith Street at Taft Avenue for a traffic accident? A vehicle into a pole.
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The driver is out of the vehicle.
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Vehicle strikes pole near Smith Street

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a possible traffic collision near Smith Street and Taft Avenue, where a vehicle apparently struck a utility pole. The driver was reported to be out of the vehicle.

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Taft Ave, Providence, RI 02906
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