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Tractor-Trailer Ignores Road Signs, Becomes Stuck On Area Road, Police Say
A tractor-trailer became stuck on an area mountain road after allegedly ignoring numerous signs that the roadway was closed.
The incident took place in Ulster County on Monday, Feb. 6, and Tuesday, Feb. 7, on Platte Cove Road, in the town of Saugerties.
On Feb. 6, Saugerties police officers responded to a call for a stuck tractor-trailer on Platte Cove Road, said Saugerties Chief Joseph Sinagra.
When officers arrived on the scene they found that 48-year-old Joseph James Brooks, of Johnstown, failed to abide by warning signs and several road closure signs that Platte Clove Mountai…
