TOMS RIVER – A tractor trailer brought utility wires down on the intersection of Hooper and Bay avenues at around 10:45 a.m. on May 26, police said.
Roberto Olivasmorales, 39, of Hillside, was driving the truck south on Hooper, heading onto the ramp to go east on Bay. The trailer struck a low-hanging Verizon fiber optic line, bringing it down on the hood of a vehicle that was near the intersection.
The incident caused three small fires that were put out by the Toms River Fire Company and New Jersey Forest Fire Service, police said. Crews from Verizon and JCP&L repaired the wires.
The tractor trailer was a standard size, so police presume that the Verizon line was low or sagging for an unknown reason when it connected with the truck.
There were no reported injuries and no charges were given.
