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Street-Sweeping Truck Sucks Up, Kills Dog

AP
Posted: 2008-06-15 21:23:20
Filed Under: Nation News
NEW YORK (June 15) - A street-sweeping truck roaring down a Bronx street sucked up a dog and killed her as her owner held the leash.

Robert Machin's pet Boston terrier, Ginger, center
Robert Machin / AP

Robert Machin's pet Boston terrier, Ginger, center, was sucked up by a street-sweeping truck in New York City's Bronx neighborhood after the owner took her for a walk. "I went berserk," he says when he realized what happened.

Robert Machin said he had just finished walking his two Boston terriers and was about to put them into his car when the truck appeared Thursday morning. The retired transit worker said he was suddenly whipped around and saw one of the dogs, Ginger, being swallowed by the sweeper's round bristles.

"I went berserk at that moment because I couldn't believe what had occurred," he said Saturday.

Machin said he yelled at the driver to stop, but the truck kept going. He and friends chased the truck for 2 ½ blocks before catching up with it. Ginger's slight body was later pulled from the sweeper.

The city Department of Sanitation called the death "a rare and unfortunate accident."

A heartbroken Machin questioned whether the driver was observing proper procedures, saying the truck seemed to barreling through the street at an unsafe speed.

The heartbroken Machin, 57, choked up as he described losing Ginger. With his children grown, he said, "These two dogs, they're my life."

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beckycoke 12:29:48 AM Jun 19 2008

How awful, poor thing.

jrtbutterfly11 12:24:20 PM Jun 18 2008

cmconslt....from a poor dog dying to politics....where the hell did that come from....why are you trying to spark a political debate here....there is no need for it.....especially from your twisted point of view....

simpsonsfan7159 02:59:49 PM Jun 17 2008

I feel sorry for Ginger, what a terrible way for a dog to die, poor thing.

maddawg1245 12:30:22 PM Jun 17 2008

BIG TRUCK, LOTS OF NOISE,AND REALLY STUPID OWER OF DOGS. I JUST FEEL SORRY FOR THE DOG.

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joecbaseballwin 08:21:11 PM Jun 16 2008

cg... Please tell me that you're just fooling around... "quit worrying about what i said anymore frickin" ??? You CANNOT be serious !!! HAHAHA Go back into your trailer and knock back another bottle of Jack. Either that, or just keep writing and keeping the rest of us entertained with your ignorance. LOL

linnell5 07:37:23 PM Jun 16 2008

The sweeper should have swept up ALL of the dogs. No loss, big benefit to everyone.

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