POLICE OFFICER ELECTRICAL SHOCK AT CRASH SCENE-FIREFIGHTERS ON SCENE AS WELL
June 20, 2016
A sagging power line from a crash shocked an Erie (PA) police officer who was investigating that crash this morning.
The officer and a motorist injured in the crash went to hospital. The incident happened shortly before 0930 when a sedan crashed into a utility pole off the east side of the road, shearing the pole and causing power lines to sag.
The police officer and firefighters were on the scene investigating the accident when a northbound tractor-trailer caught some of the low-hanging wires and a line touched the officer, shocking him. Police said the officer was conscious and alert when he was taken to the hospital.
