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Truck Driver Electrocuted After Hitting Power Lines In East Quogue

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Fire police at the scene.

Fire police at the scene.

The dump truck's auto top hit the power line on Lewis Road.

The dump truck's auto top hit the power line on Lewis Road.

Kitty Merrill on Nov 17, 2021
A truck driver died last Wednesday night, November 17, after driving his rig into electric power lines in East Quogue and then trying to exit the energized truck, according to... more

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