Vehicle crash causes power outage on Peterson Road, Monroe County PA
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a vehicle crash on Peterson Road in Barrett Township. A man in his 40s had head and hand injuries and requested medical assistance. The crash caused damage to a transformer and utility poles, resulting in a power outage in the area.
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Transcript:
00:00
You're on Peterson Road, scene cycle 5646 through 115 for vehicle versus.
00:04
A man in his 40s is requesting an ambulance for his head and hand that's bleeding.
00:10
The transformer is out.
00:14
Received.
00:19
County, 417 responding.
00:24
4171442, Peterson's scene cycle 5646-015 for a vehicle versus a man in his 40s requesting an ambulance for his head and hand that's bleeding, and the transformer is out.
00:37
Power is out in the area.
00:43
Forty-one-two en route.
00:49
Yeah, I think 41-7.
00:53
41-7.
00:55
You might want to get the utility company on the way, right here at the intersection.
00:57
The pole snapped in half.
01:02
Are you able to get me a phone number?
01:06
Two seconds.
01:10
I'll give you to pull one pole off.
01:13
You ready for the number?
01:20
Yeah, it's 41-7.
01:24
(number withheld).
01:29
(number withheld).
01:33
You can show me on location.
01:39
I'll show you on location, 14.
01:45
There's going to be a low wire hanging too.
01:51
For example.
01:55
Monitor, 41-7.
02:00
Go ahead, 41.
02:03
That's a negative answer.
02:05
44.
02:06
Thank you.
02:13
Yeah, you're 417.
02:16
417.
02:19
417. All right.
02:21
Everybody's out of the vehicle.
02:23
I still need EMS to come in and check the individual out.
02:27
They got the pole.
02:29
The driver is a CPAP user and believes he fell asleep.
02:41
County, 41-7.
02:43
Forty-one.
02:47
Okay.
02:49
Pole is sheared off, actually two.
02:54
One is the Commonwealth or an AT&T.
02:57
The one that snapped off belongs to PPL.
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Location mentioned:
Peterson Rd, Barrett Township, PA 18326
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