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After citizen reports of shocks and a pacemaker event, county to ask Dominion and state regulator to review transmission lines at sports complex
Summary
A citizen reported repeated electrical shocks and a Sept. 4 pacemaker/defibrillator incident at the Dinwiddie Sports Complex; county officials said crews and Dominion Energy investigated and will request a formal evaluation from Dominion and the State Corporation Commission, and will ask Southside Electric to review lines.
Dinwiddie County officials said Oct. 21 they will request a formal review by Dominion Energy — and will copy the State Corporation Commission — after a resident reported multiple electric shocks at the Dinwiddie Sports Complex and a Sept. 4 incident the resident described as a pacemaker/defibrillator event.
Justin Goodman, who identified himself as a soccer coach and resident, told the Board of Supervisors during citizen comment that he and others experienced strong shocks when they entered the park and that a person near the soccer fields had a cardiac event on Sept. 4. "I call fire and EMS. They come. They call Dominion. Dominion comes," Goodman said. He told the board he…
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