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Village Parks Department Truck Takes Out Utility Pole on North Maple Avenue

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Village Parks Department Truck Takes Out Utility Pole on North Maple Avenue
February 25,2013
Boyd A. Loving
4:33 PM

Ridgewood NJ , A hydraulic boom on a Village owned truck driven by a Parks Department employee swung from its cradled position and collided with a utility pole on North Maple Avenue near Mastin Place on Tuesday afternoon.

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Ridgewood Police Department patrol units closed North Maple Avenue in both directions between Linwood Avenue and Mastin Place while crews from PSE&G worked to first stabilize, then replace the pole.  No electrical service interruptions were observed in the area.  Ridgewood Fire Department personnel also assisted at the scene.  There were no injuries reported by any Village or PSE&G employees.
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One thought on “Village Parks Department Truck Takes Out Utility Pole on North Maple Avenue

  1. They could have killed someone.

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