More Photos of Delancey Garbage Truck Accident
We broke news early yesterday morning that a garbage truck lost control on Delancey Street and proceeded to plow through a line of parked vehicles near Willet Street. The driver of the sanitation vehicle allegedly fell asleep at the wheel, swerved erratically and clipped the cars. No one was reported injured in the incident.
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Meanwhile, Boogie reader Steve Alleyne sent along some additional photos from the scene at dawn. Check ’em out.
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