p styleline-height 24px font-size 16px margin-top 0px margin-right 0px margin-bottom 18px margin-left 0px padding-top 0px padding-right 0px padding-bottom 0px padding-left 160px color rgb44 44 44 font-family Helvetica Arial sans-serif strongWESLEY HILLSstrongnbsp A Ramapo Highway Department pickup truck caught fire Wednesday after its driver swerved to avoid a dog in the road and struck a utility pole police said.pp styleline-height 24px font-size 16px margin-top 0px margin-right 0px margin-bottom 18px margin-left 0px padding-top 0px padding-right 0px padding-bottom 0px padding-left 160px color rgb44 44 44 font-family Helvetica Arial sans-serif span classppspannbspA Highway Department employee injured his arm during the one-vehicle crash on Wilder Road about 115 p.m. police said.span classaaspanpp styleline-height 24px font-size 16px margin-top 0px margin-right 0px margin-bottom 18px margin-left 0px padding-top 0px padding-right 0px padding-bottom 0px padding-left 160px color rgb44 44 44 font-family Helvetica Arial sans-serif span classppspanThe Driver was able to get out of the truck on his own and put himself a safe distance from the flaming vehicle police said. He was later taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern for treatment.span classaaspanpp styleline-height 24px font-size 16px margin-top 0px margin-right 0px margin-bottom 18px margin-left 0px padding-top 0px padding-right 0px padding-bottom 0px padding-left 160px color rgb44 44 44 font-family Helvetica Arial sans-serif span classppspanShannon told police that he lost control of the truck while swerving to avoid hitting a dog. The truck then crossed the double yellow lines went off the road and struck the pole police said.span classaaspanpp styleline-height 24px font-size 16px margin-top 0px margin-right 0px margin-bottom 18px margin-left 0px padding-top 0px padding-right 0px padding-bottom 0px padding-left 160px color rgb44 44 44 font-family Helvetica Arial sans-serif span classppspanThe Tallman Fire Department extinguished the flames. Officials said Orange and Rockland Utilities Inc. also responded.span classaaspanpp styleline-height 24px font-size 16px margin-top 0px margin-right 0px margin-bottom 18px margin-left 0px padding-top 0px padding-right 0px padding-bottom 0px padding-left 160px color rgb44 44 44 font-family Helvetica Arial sans-serif span classppspanbrp
