Plow truck hits utility pole in Standish, Standish ME
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews in Standish responded to a traffic incident near Lakeview Lane North and Richville Road, where a plow truck struck a telephone pole, bringing down wires between the truck's cab and body. The driver appeared to still be in the vehicle, and the utility company was notified. The situation may have involved downed live wires.
Audio|Heard on: Cumberland County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
03:28
Transcript:
00:00
3144 for Standish Rescue 3, Engine 21, Engine 3, Traffic 8.
00:06
Respond to the intersection of Lakeview Lane North and Richville Road in Standish for a plow truck into a telephone pole with wires down that are between the cab and the truck body.
00:19
No determinate code, unknown further.
00:22
Repeating, box 3144, Standish Rescue 3, Engine 21, Engine 3, Traffic 8 to respond to the intersection of Lakeview Lane North and Richville Road for a plowed truck into a telephone pole with wires down on the truck.
00:40
They're between the cab and the truck body.
00:43
No determinate code.
00:45
Nothing further.
00:46
Repeating, time of your tone is 0213.
00:53
Fire alarm.
00:55
Engine 3 will clear the scene and head that way.
01:09
Copy.
01:18
Fire alarm, rescue 1 en route.
01:24
Fire rescue 1.
01:27
Go ahead.
01:31
I'm back in town.
01:32
You can close it out to me with a report.
01:35
I'll be ten eight.
01:38
Copy that.
01:46
Two thirty-five, I have someone still at Waterville PD.
01:57
Three forty-nine County Ten Seven.
02:01
Copy three forty-nine.
02:12
Fire alarm 2, Engine 3.
02:17
Go ahead.
02:21
CMP emergency line has been notified.
02:29
Ten four.
02:38
Fire alarm, Standish Car 4.
02:42
Car 4, good.
02:46
I'll be here responding.
02:48
The operator is still in the vehicle?
02:54
Unknown. Our caller was third party and had no further information.
03:16
Problem, Car 4 is up and I'll be investigating.
03:18
I don't need your further information.
03:22
Copy, Car 4.
03:23
I do have the driver on the line.
03:27
He's still in the truck.
03:28
The pole is down.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Lakeview Ln N & Richville Rd, Standish, ME 04084
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