Vehicle crashes into pole on route 23 in Marengo, Marengo IL
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A vehicle crashed into a pole on Route 23 in Marengo after the driver swerved to avoid a large truck. The driver was initially inside the vehicle but was not trapped. Marengo police responded to the scene.
Audio|Heard on: McHenry County Sheriff Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
519 from county information on call holding.
00:05
Go ahead.
00:08
I have a car versus pole in Marengo on 23 near Carl's and Poplar.
00:16
24 ahead there from 14 now.
00:21
7-4.
00:25
Counting 578, I'll head there from Alden, Maldenburg.
00:29
And we just came in through NERCOM just saying that the subject has not gotten out of the car yet, possibly a black VW, near Illinois Route 23.
00:50
640 paper.
00:56
640, go ahead.
00:59
(number withheld)
01:07
104.
01:09
County 642 Paper.
01:15
642, go ahead.
01:18
(number withheld)
01:24
(number withheld). Never.
01:37
One day before, go ahead.
01:40
Be 41, and I'll start making my way down that, 1050 from Pulse.
01:46
Never.
01:53
And units responding to the 1050 just for 43 looks like Marengo PD on scene and said that the caller did go out with the driver.
02:01
It was a large truck that swerved in front of the driver and she veered to avoid the truck.
02:05
No entrapment.
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Location mentioned:
IL-23, Marengo, IL 60152
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