Delivery truck damages power lines near Orchard Street, Salem WV
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A delivery truck drove through a neighborhood near Orchard Street and caused damage by ripping down power and telephone cables from a house. The vehicle left the scene before responders arrived.
Audio|Heard on: Harrison Taylor 911
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01:30
Transcript:
00:01
Near Orchard Street and Wolf Summit.
00:04
Mine's down company A response.
00:17
Near Lockridge Street.
00:19
Wolf Summit, line down, Cappish 8, has been up,
00:23
alerted, 12, 38.
00:27
85.
00:30
Responding Orchard Street at 85, 1238.
00:34
85, a delivery truck was through the neighborhood, ripped a cable and telephone line off the house near Orchard Street, seen across the roadway.
00:48
Ruthie, thank you.
01:01
Headquarters, struck then.
01:03
Disregard your left alarm.
01:04
Headquarters, struck then, just regarding your left alarm, 1239.
01:09
85 headquarters.
01:12
855?
01:16
Is that vehicle still on scene?
01:21
Negative.
01:23
The delivering vehicle had left seen.
01:24
They had vised with a Home Depot truck.
01:29
Good day.
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Location mentioned:
Orchard St, Salem, WV 26426
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