On-Duty Sanitation driver Charged With DWI
A Sanitation worker was arrested for drunken driving after he smashed his garbage truck into an oncoming car on a Brooklyn street, authorities said.
Sebastiano Tritto, 30, hit the Hyundai Elantra head-on when he steered into the wrong lane on Bushwick Ave. at Grand St. in Bushwick about 5:20 p.m, authorities said.
The driver and passenger of the sedan were taken to local hospitals, where they are in stable condition.
Tritto was stationed at the Brooklyn South District 11. He was driving to a transfer station to unload the garbage truck when the accident occurred, authorities said.
Tritto, who has been with the department for seven years, was given a Breathalyzer test and failed, police said.
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A Sanitation worker was arrested for drunken driving after he smashed his garbage truck into an oncoming car on a Brooklyn street, authorities said. Sebastiano Tritto, 30, hit the Hyundai Elantra head-on when he steered into the wrong lane on Bushwick Ave. at Grand St. in Bushwick about 5:20 p.m, authorities said. The driver and passenger of the sedan were taken to local hospitals, where they are in stable condition. Tritto was stationed at the Brooklyn South District 11. He was driving to a transfer station to unload the garbage truck when the accident occurred, authorities said. Tritto, who has been with the department for seven years, was given a Breathalyzer test and failed, police said. Source :