Questions surround incident in Miami Beach where light pole fell on moving vehicle

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. ā€“ Miami Beach officials are investigating after a light pole fell on a truck on 14th Street between Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue.

It happened Wednesday morning at approximately 10:30 a.m.

Surveillance video from a nearby condominium building shows the pole coming down on a Penske truck as it was heading down 14th Street.

Video and photos from a resident in another building show fire rescue crews working to remove the pole from the hood of the truck.

The truck driver was not injured.

ā€œAll the sudden, I hear a boom,ā€ said resident Jane Krupp. ā€œI look out the window and there was a light pole on top of a truck.ā€

Another neighbor provided photos to Local 10, appearing to show a line the truck might have struck. A spokesperson for the city said the incident is under investigation.

ā€œThis is highly unusual and our public works department is conducting a complete investigation to determine the cause of failure. Fortunately, the driver of the vehicle was not injured,ā€ Miami Beach spokesperson Melissa Berthier wrote in an email.


About the Author:

Janine Stanwood joined Local 10 News in February 2004 as an assignment editor. She is now a general assignment reporter. Before moving to South Florida from her Washington home, Janine was the senior legislative correspondent for a United States senator on Capitol Hill.