Fatal Single-Car Crash in Melbourne
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Photo by Julian LeekFire department cribbing light pole
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Photo by Julian LeekSecuring the power pole after the grid was shut down
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Photo by Julian LeekComplete road closure
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Photo by Julian LeekStageing
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Photo by Julian Leekcribbing in place
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Photo by Julian Leekremoving the roof
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Photo by Julian Leekcompleting the rescue
MELBOURNE, FL - Melbourne police officers responded to the area of N. Harbor City Blvd., south of Babcock Street, for a single-vehicle crash on November 13th. The 37-year-old driver of the Dodge truck from Vero Beach had sustained life-threatening injuries and succumbed to those injuries. The diver hit a concrete power pole that landed on top of his truck, trapping him inside. After Florida Power & Light shut the grid down in the area, the Melbourne Fire Department used cribbing, air jacks to stabilize the power pole before cutting the roof off and extracting the victim.