More info on Jan. 4 wreck at 3rd & Chestnut

From LancasterOnline:

COLUMBIA: Police have released information about a Jan. 4 wreck at Third and Chestnut streets that knocked out power for more than 1,000 people.

Scott Reisinger, 33, of Columbia, failed to stop for a steady red light and his 2009 Chrysler SLX struck an oncoming tractor-trailer, borough police Officer Brent Smith said. His vehicle spun out of control and struck a utility pole.

Reisinger was transported to Lancaster General Hospital for treatment and was later released, Smith said. The truck driver, whom police did not identify, was not injured.

Charges are pending against Reisinger for multiple violations, Smith said.

Read more: http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/803237_POLICE-LOG–Monday–Jan–14–2013.html#ixzz2HzyRPXXP

How did it happen?

 The fence separating Norfolk Southern’s property from River Park has been damaged.
Mangled pretty badly
(It’s less than a year old.)

Here’s a utility pole listing a bit. 
Could it be related to the bent fence?
 The cables connected to the pole were cut.

 Other pieces of cable were cut and thrown onto this pile beside some discarded utility poles.
New poles were installed, but what happened in between that caused the fence to be damaged?
Couldn’t someone have done a better job than this?

What I Saw – 1/13/13 – No Sun, No Railings, No Market House, But Lotsa Lips

As of yesterday morning, WGAL was promising us sun and temps approaching 60 today.  What we got instead was fog well into the afternoon (this pic was taken at about 2:30 p.m.) and temps in the 40s (46 to be exact, when this was snapped).
Damn you, Joe Calhoun!
Don’t you know false hope is worse than no hope?
 By the way, where are the railings at the River Park steps?
 No, really – they’re gone.

 I’m hoping someone put them away for the winter and that they weren’t stolen and sold for scrap.
But if the railings were there for safety, why would they be removed and stored?  Just wonderin’.

 Market House open today!
(Sunday?)
 Guess not.

Oh well, at least someone found Mick Jagger’s lips.
Just heard on the scanner (about 3:50 p.m.): A woman called Columbia Police to report six vultures tearing up her trash on Park Avenue.
Really?
Yes, really.

What Does It Mean For Columbia? – Unexpected move leaves Rapho, Manheim scrambling for stray dog control – News

State law requires municipalities to care for stray dogs found in their jurisdiction, but does not require any action with regard to cats.
The Humane League has now moved to accepting no animals from municipalities.
The newly formed Lancaster Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) plans to establish a shelter in Lancaster and to make the shelter available to municipalities.