Vehicle hits pole causing sparking wires in Galesburg, Galesburg IL
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TrafficA vehicle collided with a utility pole at North Henderson and West Grove in Galesburg, causing wires to spark. Emergency services responded due to possible injuries. The driver fled the scene. The utility pole is broken but there are no live wires down.
Audio|Heard on: Galesburg Police and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Time for accident run, North Academy and West Main, North Academy and West Main.
00:06
Complainting was rear end of the vehicle to depart (number withheld).
00:12
(Number withheld) Red Savan departed westbound.
00:22
We have an accident, one vehicle, possible injuries, accident versus pole, North Henderson and West Grove, North Henderson and West Grove.
00:31
We have wires that are sparking at this time.
00:33
People are in now the vehicle.
00:54
Attention, Guilford, Fire, J-Hawks, have an accident with possible injuries.
00:58
Accident with possible injuries at West Grove and North Henderson Street, West Grove,
01:03
North Henderson.
01:05
I have a vehicle that struck a pole.
01:06
I do have wires that are sparking and arcing at this time.
01:10
Timeout 838.
01:14
Headquarters, pilot three, rescue three, command one will respond.
01:25
Order 73 is in or out.
01:36
Q3, if you want to go to Rotary, I'll have, sorry, Fire 1,
01:41
respond.
01:46
Fire 3, stand down, I'll have Fire 1, respond.
01:47
Fire 3, stand down, I'll have Fire 1, respond.
01:51
Fire 3 copies.
01:58
32.
02:01
I'm in the area of academy.
02:03
Can we establish if these are related? Are we still in like for a big goal?
02:07
They're off.
02:09
I believe it's going to be related.
02:11
One caller gave the same 28 of the reds to the end that took off that just dropped the pole at Groven Henderson.
02:20
High corner, 31.
02:22
31, go ahead.
02:25
05 and then a room.
02:27
A right now on-way driving, top of the email.
02:30
Acknowledgement / Affirmative. Acknowledgement / Affirmative.
02:33
6.
02:41
208.
02:52
5-5.
02:55
The 27 attached for Troy, (number withheld).
03:05
graduated T.
03:07
Read back or just attach.
03:19
We got 27.29, we're ready?
03:22
Go ahead.
03:23
I'm going to be Gerard Fowler, last night, Franken, Ocean, William, Lincoln, Edward Robert, whose name is (name withheld).
03:31
Haddock, Robert, and Davis.
03:32
Good on this whole day is at the date of birth.
03:34
12.29-87, 12.29-87, mail.
03:43
One,
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all units are you know, 36 on crew.
03:52
Acknowledgement / Affirmative.
03:54
Injured, (name withheld) valid, temporary driver's license, out of Mama class the original no-stop, no convictions.
04:00
May the 29-8 of local, no valid on my cacao.
04:03
Acknowledgement / Affirmative, I have an additional when you're ready.
04:14
(name withheld) last name, Mary, Adam, Robert, (name withheld), Ina, Nora, and receiver, first name I was going, the initial, Adam, Ezraith, (number withheld).
04:40
Fire command guy.
04:42
Eddie, contact the damaris.
04:45
Not yet, we've been a little bit busy.
04:48
We'll get a hold of them now.
04:49
Copy.
04:53
Matt two from Rescue 3, 109.
04:56
You can clear.
04:59
Rescue 3 copies.
05:00
Rescue 3 copies.
05:03
Hey,
05:04
Corps, can you show Rescue 1 on scene.
05:07
Okay.
05:18
Go ahead. Okay.
05:20
Okay.
05:21
Okay.
05:24
Hi.
05:27
Do they happen to see the description of the driver?
05:34
They say they were a white male going here.
05:38
Ten force.
05:44
Head footers, command one.
05:53
We do have a utility pole that's broken,
05:56
leaning on the wires, there are no live wires down.
06:01
Time for one on the phone with AMR now.
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Location mentioned:
N Henderson St & W Grove St, Galesburg, IL 61401
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