Crime & Safety

Again: Big Truck + Small Space = Big Problem

Hey, this OMG sounds familiar.

We all remember this one from science, class right? "An object in motion will stay in motion, unless another force acts upon it."

Ever wonder what Mr. Smartypants Science Teacher meant by "another force?" He might have meant "that thing that happens when you try to squeeze a ginormous object, like, oh, say, a truck, through a hole too small for it."

We think that's the technical definition. We'll look it up later.

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South Orange Police say , as the driver tried to get his 13-foot truck under a bridge that wasn't quite 12-feet tall. Ultimately, the driver let the airs out of his tires, giving him just anough room to make it all the way through. Local responders cleaned up the mess left behind, including hanging wires.

The driver was unharmed.

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By the way, . Some lessons are only learned the hard way.

Each Monday, Patch takes a peek at some of the more surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey for "OMGs from NJ PDs." Some of the other reports:

Be Careful Around My Kids, Huh? Montclair police said one driver had a funny way of showing how much he cared about his kids' safety. After some kind of argument with a group of other men, Makes you wonder what he would have done if the kids weren't around, and he could really let loose.

At Least The Bad Guys Will Have a Line to a Lawyer: The entire phone system of a Livingston law office , police said. The value of the phone system was placed at $25,000. Officers said 15 desk phones were taken—but that wasn't enough to keep the law office from calling police, who are on the case.

Got to Pick a Better Fake Name: Hopatcong police said they pulled over a driver who lied about his identity, but when Hopatcong dispatch ran the fake name they were given, . It wasn't until the driver was cuffed that they learned the truth, when they saw a wallet in the car, and found the driver's actual license (with his actual name) in it, police said. The explanation? The driver told the officer he gave the wrong name because he had been caught driving with a suspended license seven times, and didn't want another ticket, police said. We're not sure an arrest was what he was aiming for instead.


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