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BottomDollar
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North Avenue in Burlington today. I'm not sure what happened but it closed the road for a couple of hours.

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I feel bad for whoever it is but I hope thats not Dragging Balls.
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looks like my kind of luck
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A couple more shots (these were all posted to the BFP Facebook feed):

Crane action:

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Banged up trailer and the other vehicle:

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Looks like Massachusetts registration and enough force to rip the winch tower off:

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Triple ouch
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Cops are now saying that the tow vehicle was not at fault and nobody was injured.
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My bets are on ROAD RAGE
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That was a nice hardtop islander that will likely become beer cans after having its keel ground down. I believe the car crossed the center line and hit the trailer wheels head on...25 mph speed limit, straight road, distracted driver in the car.
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Should get life in prison for ruining a boat.
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BottomDollar wrote:That was a nice hardtop islander that will likely become beer cans after having its keel ground down. I believe the car crossed the center line and hit the trailer wheels head on...25 mph speed limit, straight road, distracted driver in the car.

From experience! Starcraft can take a lot of beating.
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