A runaway truck knocked out power in El Cerrito and some neighboring cities causing a fire yesterday afternoon.
The big asphalt truck, a 10-wheel hauler, left a path of destruction at Moeser Lane after smashing against somebody’s house. The trick overturned snapping the power pole and damaged five vehicles.
El Cerrito police Detective Sgt. Shawn Maples, was one of the first rescuers to arrive at the scene, he said he heard cries coming from the burning truck and house, and started digging through the debris. He spotted the driver lodged between the wheels of the truck, which had flipped on the side. The driver’s legs were mangled and he could not move. Maples was able to grab his hand and with the help of Police Chief Scott Kirkland and Detective Ken Zinc, he was able to pull the driver to safety.
Another witness, Ruben Sharma, who live across the street from the single-story home that was destroyed stated, “First, I thought it was a major earthquake. This is unbelievable.” Sharma front yard was littered with brick, broken glass, car parts, splintered wood and palm fronds.
A Honda Sedan was hit by the truck and was so crumbled that the driver was trapped inside. Rescue worker sliced into it, peeling back the roof to free the trapped driver. An electrician’s truck that had been parked on Moeser was knocked over to the next street, Richmond.
The truck driver broke both of his legs in the crash. He’s listed in serious but stable condition at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek.
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You've got some fact errors and typos here.
ReplyDeleteYour lead makes it sound like the power outage caused the fire -- that's incorrect. In P2, it sounds like the truck (not "trick") snapped the power pole and damaged five vehicles as it overturned -- that's also incorrect.
P3: First sentence is a run-on sentence. This graph is also too long.
0/20 - fact errors. Please revise and republish.