Vehicle strikes telephone pole near Middletown, IA, causing concern, Middletown IA
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TrafficA vehicle struck a telephone pole near Old Highway 34 in Middletown, leaving the pole down on the shoulder, prompting concern over safety and power lines.
Audio|Heard on: Des Moines County Public Safety / Henderson IL County
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Transcript:
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I'll be out on Old 34 just west of New 34 Middletown with a down telephone pole.
00:06
Appears a vehicle hit it, but there's a GOA.
00:09
I'm not sure who it belongs to.
00:14
Hello.
00:20
It's not in the roadway and there's no down lines, but the pole's down on the shoulder.
00:27
Two more.
00:32
Seventy-six, second quarter.
00:39
Not completely sure, but I think they belong to a lion, if you want to give them a call, and it's the lines on the north side of Old 34.
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Location mentioned:
US-34, Middletown, IA
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