Vehicle Crashes into Telephone Pole, Causes Traffic Back-Up on Highway 162 and Wattenburg Road, No Injuries Reported

AI SUMMARY: A black Acura sedan collided with a telephone pole at Highway 162 and Wattenburg Road, resulting in the vehicle becoming stuck in a fence. Despite the impact, the party involved did not appear to be injured. The collision caused multiple cars to experience delays in traffic flow, with the top of the telephone pole being damaged. The power company was notified and arrived to shut off power to the area, and the owner of the property was informed of the damage to the fence. The California Highway Patrol requested tow trucks to remove the vehicle from the scene, which was wedged between the fence and the damaged pole.

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2:57 p.m.
Vehicle Crashes into Telephone Pole, Causes Traffic Back-Up on Highway 162 and Wattenburg Road, No Injuries Reported
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[1] BLK ACRUS SD VS TELEPHONE POLE
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[2] VEH NOW STUCK IN FENCE
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[3] PTY DOESNT LOOK INJ
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[4] 1125 VEH
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[10] [Appended, 15:00:22] [2] TOP OF POLE IS GONE
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[11] [Appended, 15:00:22] [3] CAUSING MULTI CARS BACKED UP IN TRAFFIC
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[14] CLAIRF LN 9 POWER IS SHUT OFF [Shared]
3:03 p.m.
[17] 1093 PGE WILL CB W ETA [Shared]
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[18] PGE HAS 1 HR 20 MIN ETA [Shared]
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[21] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CF HOWARD 97 - SINGLE VEH VS TELEPHONE POLE // OCCUP WAS EXTRICATED [Shared]
3:54 p.m.
[31] B105-055 ONE VEH 1125 IN SB LN [Shared]
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[34] B105-055 REQ 1185R X2 [Shared]
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[36] B105-055 INFINITY BO RF AND LF TIRE 10 YARDS OFF THE RDWY WEDGED BTWN FENCE AND POWER POLE [Shared]
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[37] B105-055 RAM IS IN THE RDWY [Shared]
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[38] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 MCCAFFERYS (XXX) XXX-XXXX [Shared]
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[44] B105-055 PROP OWNER NOTIFIED OF TC DAMAGE TO FENCE
5:03 p.m.
[45] B(XXX) XXX-XXXX 97
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[50] B105-055 RDWY CLR 1098

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