crash_reports: 1900000848

ON 8-19-19 AT APPROX. 1151HRS. WHILE WORKING N492 I TOOK A REPORT FOR SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF EXETER AND BERKELEY ST. I MET THE OPERATOR OF VEHICLE #1 DRIVER STATES HE WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON BERKELEY INTENDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO EXETER. WHILE MAKING THE TURN THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE. THE PASSENGER COULD SEE OUT THE WINDOW THAT HE HAD CAUGHT SOME WIRES ON THE ROOF OF HIS BOX VEHICLE. THE WIRES WERE TORN DOWN AND WERE CABLE AND TELEPHONE WIRES. VEHICLE #1 HAS TOP FRONT RIGHT SIDE DAMAGE. DISPATCH NOTIFIED TELEPHONE AND CABLE OF THE WIRES BEING DOWN. THE WIRES WERE NOT LIVE. CITY OF NEWTON ARRIVED ON SCENE WITH BARRICADES SO WE COULD MAKE THE AREA SAFE UNTIL THE UTILITY COMPANIES RESPOND. ALL PARTIES REPORTED NO INURIES. VEHICLE #1 WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. DRIVER OF VEHICLE #1 STATED HIS VEHICLE IS 13 FEET TALL SO THE UTILITY WIRES MUST HAVE HAD BEEN HANGING LOW. CLEARED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.