Excavator damages road near major mountain road, Buncombe County NC
TrafficAn excavator operated near Major Mountain Road caused damage to the roadway. Authorities investigated but found no crime because the machine may have been rented legally.
Audio|Source: Buncombe County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Yeah, we're behind him on Old Fort Road.
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He's heading towards Major Mountain Road right now.
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Well, just so you know, you may as well turn around.
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Sheriff's office declined to do anything.
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DOT declined to do anything because they didn't know that it wasn't a rental machine that they'd loaned to somebody.
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So there was no crime, no investigation.
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So it's a rental machine that somebody has lent to somebody else?
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No, DOT knew it was their machine, but they rent them to contractors who were helping them, and they didn't know if they had rented that particular machine or if it was theirs,
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so they couldn't attest to whether a crime was committed, so the sheriff's office left.
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Well, he's tearing up the road, I know that.
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Is he on that trackhoe again?
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Location mentioned:
Major Mountain Rd, North Carolina
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