Vehicle hits light pole causing outage near Union Rd, Erie County NY
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, a vehicle reportedly struck a light pole near Union Rd and NY-240 in Orchard Park, causing a power outage. Police are on scene, and the utility company has been notified. Traffic is being managed as a four-way stop. Injuries, if any, are unknown.
Audio|Heard on: Erie NY Law Dispatch Group Calls
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00:51
Transcript:
00:00
1729, can you respond to the intersection? You need a Michael report of a silver Toyota that struck the light pole for the intersection and knocked the power out.
00:09
Unknown injuries.
00:12
Subject.
00:15
Twenty.
00:16
Cars are on Union and Route 240.
00:21
Copy 1749, you're up.
00:24
Seventeen, are you?
00:28
All right, 17.
00:30
Orchard Park police are already on scene.
00:35
They're going to take the accident.
00:37
The officer here stated that they already notified NYSEG and they have a crew coming out for the light at this point.
00:46
Traffic is just treating it as a four-way stop, so all's in order.
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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:
NY-240 & Union Rd, Orchard Park, NY 14127
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