Worker drives crane into power lines, causes outage in Irvington, NJ

Friday, September 16, 2016
IRVINGTON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Apparent forgetfulness ended up causing big power problems Friday night in New Jersey.

A crane brought down several electric lines in Irvington.
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It turns out the truck driver didn't lower the crane before driving it.

More than two dozen homes were left dark.
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PSE&G says power won't be fully restored until Saturday afternoon.
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