Power line strand hangs over road causing traffic hazard, Flint Hill VA
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TrafficA power line strand is hanging down in the middle of the road near Zachary Taylor Highway and Ben Venue, hitting car roofs and causing a traffic hazard. Units are investigating the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Rappahannock County Public Safety
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01:12
Transcript:
00:00
You check the area near Zachary Taylor Highway.
00:02
We had a 911 call come in.
00:04
The caller reports a power line strand hanging down and hitting car roofs as they drive by.
00:10
It's going towards one side kind of.
00:12
10-4[1]. 10-24[2].
00:20
Very phoenix? Go ahead.
00:28
It's not a whole line, just one strand.
00:32
It's right at Ben Venue.
00:34
I'm not sure how that happened.
00:39
When I say strand, it's really hard to see.
00:41
It's the sin.
00:43
Ten-four. You only leave me out there?
00:46
I can't tell what kind of line that's coming from.
00:52
Yes.
00:57
It doesn't really come from a power pole.
01:02
It's in the dead center of the roadway.
01:05
Multiple cars are passing it.
01:07
I passed it.
01:08
It's not interfering with anything, but it's hanging down.
01:12
Definitely.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative
[2]
10-24: Assignment complete
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Location mentioned:
Zachary Taylor Hwy, Flint Hill, VA 22627
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