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At approximately 1620 HRs on Monday, June 07, 2021, I was dispatched to a report of a fallen traffic light pole at the intersection of Oak St. and Chestnut St. Upon arrival, I observed said light pole down and observed what appeared to be a fresh side-swipe mark on one of the green light lenses, as if it had been in contact with a large vehicle. While on scene, I was contacted by passing motorist, Witness 1, who stated that they were traveling South Bound on Oak. St., when they observed the offending tractor/trailer attempt to make a right hand turn from Chestnut St. (East Bound) onto Oak St. (South Bound), striking the traffic light. Witness 1 additionally provided me with a picture of said trailer (ME Semi Plate: 273605C (Trailer #6673), which has been attached to this report. I contacted Amber, the company which is registered as leasing the trailer and spoke with their Risk Assessment Member, Elizabeth, who stated she would attempt to determine who the driver was. Additionally, I left a message for Mike of Attic RRG, the insurance company for the trailer. At the conclusion of writing this report, I am still awaiting a call from both. ***update*** As of June 13, 2021, all attempts to identify the operator of the tractor/trailer have been met with negative results. Traffic Bureau update (Officer Gaudet): I have made several attempts to contact the registered owner of the trailer involved in this crash over the past week with a negative result. I contacted the Maine Motor Transport Association that handle the registrations for trailers in the state. An agent there stated the trailer is a long term rental to a company called Mesilla Valley Transportation (MVT) Leasing out of New Mexico. I contacted MVT and spoke with Angelica from their Risk Management. Angelica was able to identify the operator of the vehicle as Mr. Hayes Hall Jr. Anglica stated Mr. Hall was in the area making a delivery on the date of the crash. Angelica also stated Mr. Hall did not report being involed in a crash on June 7, 2021. I contacted Mr. Hall to inquire about the crash. Mr. Hall stated he was operating that vehicle on the date of the crash. Mr. Hall stated he was unaware he hit the light pole, and if he knew he made contact with it he would have stopped and reported it. Mr. Hall's information was added to this report to reflect his as the operator of MV1. Mr. Hall reported no new damage to his vehicle that could have resulted from crash with the light pole. It is conceivable that due the to size for the vehicle Mr. Hall was driving, he was unaware of the pole he hit. Mr. Hall will not be cited for leaving the scene of the crash.