The driver, who reportedly has been involved in commercial trucking for 20 years, left the parking lot of a local high school not realizing that his bed was raised, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. The truck, owned by Farrari Excavating, struck overhead power lines which in turn brought down 15 utility poles and knocked out power to Rush-Henrietta High School and dozens of homes. It took about two hours to free the truck driver along with four other people who were trapped inside their vehicles. As of 11 p.m. EST tonight,
the sheriff’s office reported on its Facebook page that power restoration efforts would continue overnight.