Excavator Falls Off Trailer Causing Power Outage in Hudson Valley

An excavator rolled off a trailer in the Hudson Valley causing a power outage.

Last Thursday around 1:30 p.m., Saugerties police responded to a 911 call on Manorville Road for a reported rollover motor vehicle crash involving an excavator.

An investigation determined a 29-year-old man from Saugerties was operating a 1985 Mack dump truck while pulling a trailer carrying a 2001 EX-120 Hitachi excavator, southbound on Manorville Road when the trailer failed, causing the excavator to encounter utility wires, police say.

The excavator then broke free from the trailer and overturned in the roadway. As the excavator broke free, the arm of the excavator ripped down telephone and utility wires, causing a power outage in the area, according to the Saugerties Police Department.

The driver wasn't injured but was citing for having four bald tires on the truck, an expired inspection, speed not reasonable and prudent and pulling a trailer with an expired registration.

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