Haverstraw Highway foreman escapes fallen tree branch
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- August
- 12
Joe Cannavaro, foreman of the Haverstraw town Highway Department, had a narrow escape from a major accident this morning when he was driving on Rosman Road as part of his routine patrol.
Following a thunderous cracking noise, a gigantic tree branch fell onto his foreman truck, ripping down electric wires.
The body of the truck was slightly damaged, but Cannavaro was uninjured.
“The whole thing came down on me,” said Cannavaro, pointing the 10-foot-long branch. “I jumped out. I called the police.”
The damaged electric wire caused a minor fire in the nearby house.
The Thiells Fire Department responded to the scene along with Haverstraw police.
Rosman Road was closed while the highway department’s staff, including Cannavaro, and Orange and Rockland Utilities restore the site. (Photo by Akiko Matsuda. Cannavaro, right, clears the fallen branch with his staff.)
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on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 at 6:29 pm by Akiko Matsuda. 
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