Excavator Falls On Car In Toms River, No One Hurt: Police

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A trailer containing an excavator attached to a dump truck flipped over and landed on a vehicle waiting at a red light, Toms River police said.

At about 5:40 p.m. Wednesday, the truck made a right turn onto Whitesville Road from Rte. 70. During the turn, the attached trailer flipped over, and the excavator landed on top of a car stopped at a red light. Neither the truck driver nor the driver of the stopped vehicle were hurt, police said.

The truck had caused damage in Brick just before the Toms River incident. At about 5:08 p.m., the upright excavator took down several wires along Rte. 70 in Brick, according to Brick Township police. One of the wires fell on top of a car, though police say the driver is not hurt. The downed wires also resulted in substantial power outages, and road closures as multiple crews tried to repair them.

Power was disrupted to the area for several hours, and Rte. 70 was closed from Rte. 88 to Pier Avenue. As of 11 a.m. Thursday, the power is restored, and Rte. 70 westbound is open, although the jughandle to southbound Brick Boulevard remains closed, a Brick police officer told Patch.

The truck driver has been identified as Christopher W. Caches, 56, of Toms River. He has been issued a summons for Careless Driving. Toms River Police spokesperson Sgt. James Kelly also told the Daily Voice that Caches was issued summonses for failure to report a motor vehicle accident, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, and improper loading of a vehicle.