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Semi-Truck Hit Light Pole, Fled

W Devon Ave & N Western Ave

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  • A semi-truck collided with a street pole at the intersection of W Devon Ave and N Western Ave in Chicago, damaging a traffic signal before fleeing the scene. The signal is hanging precariously and requires inspection.

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The top light of the damaged traffic signal is at risk of falling, per police.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:02
It looks like the top light is about to fall.

Authorities have notified the streets department to repair the damaged traffic signal.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:13
410, do you have, uh, streets in stand, notified yet, to get it repaired? We, we sent them, uh, we did send them a message. Does it look, uh, how's it look about the fall? I got a better view than the camera?

One of the wires on the damaged traffic signal is loose and dangling, per the police.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:06
It looks like one of the wires is connected but loose. It's kind of dangling.

The pole extending across the street is angled and damaged, while the vertical pole appears intact.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:13
Alright, um, hey, 402 Sam real quick again. 402 Sam. Does it look like the pole might have been dislodged or damaged also?
CPD Zn 11 · 0:15
The pole that just basically goes into the ground, it goes up vertically, looks, from my angle, okay. But the pole that extends across Devon is definitely angled and damaged.

Police state that the damaged traffic signal hangs over the street from the southeast corner post.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:03
Like a corner one or one that hangs over the street?
CPD Zn 11 · 0:11
It hangs over the street. It's from the corner, though, from the southeast corner post. Okay, copy.

The traffic signal on the east side is damaged and needs inspection, per police.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:30
Yes, we can see the traffic signal on the west side of Devon, on just west of, or just east of Western, I should say, east side. It is damaged. It's kind of angling upward. So, yeah, definitely have a unit go over there and take a look. Okay, go for that. I just bonafide that, all right. Oh, yeah, is it the one on

Police are responding to a report of a semi-truck that slammed into a street pole and fled. The lights are reportedly hanging.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:13
413. Fender Bender, Devon and Western, southeast side of the street. Big semi-truck slammed into a street pole, lights hanging. Truck took off. Let's see.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at W Devon Ave & N Western Ave.

The top light of the damaged traffic signal is at risk of falling, per police.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:02
It looks like the top light is about to fall.

Authorities have notified the streets department to repair the damaged traffic signal.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:13
410, do you have, uh, streets in stand, notified yet, to get it repaired? We, we sent them, uh, we did send them a message. Does it look, uh, how's it look about the fall? I got a better view than the camera?

One of the wires on the damaged traffic signal is loose and dangling, per the police.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:06
It looks like one of the wires is connected but loose. It's kind of dangling.

The pole extending across the street is angled and damaged, while the vertical pole appears intact.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:13
Alright, um, hey, 402 Sam real quick again. 402 Sam. Does it look like the pole might have been dislodged or damaged also?
CPD Zn 11 · 0:15
The pole that just basically goes into the ground, it goes up vertically, looks, from my angle, okay. But the pole that extends across Devon is definitely angled and damaged.

Police state that the damaged traffic signal hangs over the street from the southeast corner post.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:03
Like a corner one or one that hangs over the street?
CPD Zn 11 · 0:11
It hangs over the street. It's from the corner, though, from the southeast corner post. Okay, copy.

The traffic signal on the east side is damaged and needs inspection, per police.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:30
Yes, we can see the traffic signal on the west side of Devon, on just west of, or just east of Western, I should say, east side. It is damaged. It's kind of angling upward. So, yeah, definitely have a unit go over there and take a look. Okay, go for that. I just bonafide that, all right. Oh, yeah, is it the one on

Police are responding to a report of a semi-truck that slammed into a street pole and fled. The lights are reportedly hanging.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:13
413. Fender Bender, Devon and Western, southeast side of the street. Big semi-truck slammed into a street pole, lights hanging. Truck took off. Let's see.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at W Devon Ave & N Western Ave.

The top light of the damaged traffic signal is at risk of falling, per police.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:02
It looks like the top light is about to fall.

Authorities have notified the streets department to repair the damaged traffic signal.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:13
410, do you have, uh, streets in stand, notified yet, to get it repaired? We, we sent them, uh, we did send them a message. Does it look, uh, how's it look about the fall? I got a better view than the camera?

One of the wires on the damaged traffic signal is loose and dangling, per the police.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:06
It looks like one of the wires is connected but loose. It's kind of dangling.

The pole extending across the street is angled and damaged, while the vertical pole appears intact.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:13
Alright, um, hey, 402 Sam real quick again. 402 Sam. Does it look like the pole might have been dislodged or damaged also?
CPD Zn 11 · 0:15
The pole that just basically goes into the ground, it goes up vertically, looks, from my angle, okay. But the pole that extends across Devon is definitely angled and damaged.

Police state that the damaged traffic signal hangs over the street from the southeast corner post.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:03
Like a corner one or one that hangs over the street?
CPD Zn 11 · 0:11
It hangs over the street. It's from the corner, though, from the southeast corner post. Okay, copy.

The traffic signal on the east side is damaged and needs inspection, per police.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:30
Yes, we can see the traffic signal on the west side of Devon, on just west of, or just east of Western, I should say, east side. It is damaged. It's kind of angling upward. So, yeah, definitely have a unit go over there and take a look. Okay, go for that. I just bonafide that, all right. Oh, yeah, is it the one on

Police are responding to a report of a semi-truck that slammed into a street pole and fled. The lights are reportedly hanging.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:13
413. Fender Bender, Devon and Western, southeast side of the street. Big semi-truck slammed into a street pole, lights hanging. Truck took off. Let's see.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at W Devon Ave & N Western Ave.

The top light of the damaged traffic signal is at risk of falling, per police.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:02
It looks like the top light is about to fall.

Authorities have notified the streets department to repair the damaged traffic signal.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:13
410, do you have, uh, streets in stand, notified yet, to get it repaired? We, we sent them, uh, we did send them a message. Does it look, uh, how's it look about the fall? I got a better view than the camera?

One of the wires on the damaged traffic signal is loose and dangling, per the police.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:06
It looks like one of the wires is connected but loose. It's kind of dangling.

The pole extending across the street is angled and damaged, while the vertical pole appears intact.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:13
Alright, um, hey, 402 Sam real quick again. 402 Sam. Does it look like the pole might have been dislodged or damaged also?
CPD Zn 11 · 0:15
The pole that just basically goes into the ground, it goes up vertically, looks, from my angle, okay. But the pole that extends across Devon is definitely angled and damaged.

Police state that the damaged traffic signal hangs over the street from the southeast corner post.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:03
Like a corner one or one that hangs over the street?
CPD Zn 11 · 0:11
It hangs over the street. It's from the corner, though, from the southeast corner post. Okay, copy.

The traffic signal on the east side is damaged and needs inspection, per police.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:30
Yes, we can see the traffic signal on the west side of Devon, on just west of, or just east of Western, I should say, east side. It is damaged. It's kind of angling upward. So, yeah, definitely have a unit go over there and take a look. Okay, go for that. I just bonafide that, all right. Oh, yeah, is it the one on

Police are responding to a report of a semi-truck that slammed into a street pole and fled. The lights are reportedly hanging.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:13
413. Fender Bender, Devon and Western, southeast side of the street. Big semi-truck slammed into a street pole, lights hanging. Truck took off. Let's see.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at W Devon Ave & N Western Ave.

The top light of the damaged traffic signal is at risk of falling, per police.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:02
It looks like the top light is about to fall.

Authorities have notified the streets department to repair the damaged traffic signal.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:13
410, do you have, uh, streets in stand, notified yet, to get it repaired? We, we sent them, uh, we did send them a message. Does it look, uh, how's it look about the fall? I got a better view than the camera?

One of the wires on the damaged traffic signal is loose and dangling, per the police.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:06
It looks like one of the wires is connected but loose. It's kind of dangling.

The pole extending across the street is angled and damaged, while the vertical pole appears intact.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:13
Alright, um, hey, 402 Sam real quick again. 402 Sam. Does it look like the pole might have been dislodged or damaged also?
CPD Zn 11 · 0:15
The pole that just basically goes into the ground, it goes up vertically, looks, from my angle, okay. But the pole that extends across Devon is definitely angled and damaged.

Police state that the damaged traffic signal hangs over the street from the southeast corner post.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:03
Like a corner one or one that hangs over the street?
CPD Zn 11 · 0:11
It hangs over the street. It's from the corner, though, from the southeast corner post. Okay, copy.

The traffic signal on the east side is damaged and needs inspection, per police.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:30
Yes, we can see the traffic signal on the west side of Devon, on just west of, or just east of Western, I should say, east side. It is damaged. It's kind of angling upward. So, yeah, definitely have a unit go over there and take a look. Okay, go for that. I just bonafide that, all right. Oh, yeah, is it the one on

Police are responding to a report of a semi-truck that slammed into a street pole and fled. The lights are reportedly hanging.

CPD Zn 11 · 0:13
413. Fender Bender, Devon and Western, southeast side of the street. Big semi-truck slammed into a street pole, lights hanging. Truck took off. Let's see.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at W Devon Ave & N Western Ave.

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Comments1

elyobs77Oct 2 at 4:53 PM

Why are you recoding the ground?

elyobs77Oct 2 at 4:53 PM

Why are you recoding the ground?

elyobs77Oct 2 at 4:53 PM

Why are you recoding the ground?

elyobs77Oct 2 at 4:53 PM

Why are you recoding the ground?

elyobs77Oct 2 at 4:53 PM

Why are you recoding the ground?

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