A motorist afraid of being electrocuted had to be coaxed from his car after the mishap on Winterburn Grove near Edgewater Road.
Only a few customers initially reported outages.
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Toppled Tree Knocks Out Power In Cliffside Park
CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A tree toppled by Monday morning's winds downed a main utility line in Cliffside Park, knocking out power across the town.
No injuries were reported.
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