Police: Texting, Talking Trucker Hits Car, Pool in New York

August 3, 2009

Police say a tow truck driver was texting on one cell phone while talking on another when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool.

Niagara County sheriff’s deputies say 25-year-old Nicholas Sparks admitted he was texting and talking when his flatbed truck hit the car Wednesday morning in Lockport, which is outside Buffalo.

The truck then crashed through a fence and sideswiped a house before rolling into an in-ground pool.

Police say the 68-year-old woman driving the car suffered head injuries and was in good condition. Her 8-year-old niece suffered minor injuries.

Sparks was charged with reckless driving, talking on a cell phone and following too closely.

Topics Auto New York Law Enforcement Trucking

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  • August 4, 2009 at 4:57 am
    The Law is Coming says:
    Is this on You Tube yet? Pls tell me it's caught on tape. Was he actually towing a vehicle too? It's like that episode on Vacation when Clark Griswold ...well, you know.
  • August 4, 2009 at 4:47 am
    needs more insurance says:
    Defense or experience? Ha! Just teasing. Yeah I thought of that but cell phones don't stay put very well when snuggled between ear and shoulder. In any event, managing all thr... read more
  • August 4, 2009 at 4:11 am
    The Law is Coming says:
    he could have had left hand on wheel, phone scrunched up between left shoulder and left ear, with right hand down low texting. That's my defense.

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