Dive summary:
- Chaim Surkis, a drunken 23-year-old in New Jersey, stole a garbage truck early Tuesday morning, collided into an empty school bus then got it stuck in front of a house.
- Surkis was charged with two felonies: second-degree grand larceny and second-degree criminal possession of stolen property. He was also charged with three misdemeanors: two counts of fourth-degree criminal mischief, attempted fourth-degree criminal mischief and driving while intoxicated.
- No one was hurt but firefighters had to use more than 100 pounds of absorbent material to contain a hydraulic fluid leak from the garbage truck.
From the article:
RAMAPO — A drunken 23-year-old New Square man stole a garbage truck early Tuesday morning and rammed into an empty school bus before getting it stuck in front of a house, police said.
Chaim Surkis was arrested shortly after 2:30 a.m. Tuesday and is facing several criminal charges, including grand larceny. ...