JUNE 9, 2015
WARWICK, N.Y.
A utility worker was taken to the hospital Tuesday after
falling from the back of work vehicle and striking his head, Warwick police
said.
According to Lt. Thomas Maslanka, at approximately 1:31
p.m., a male in his early twenties was standing on the back of a moving
Communications Specialists Incorporated utility truck picking up road signs
along Kings Highway near Town Hall when he slipped from the vehicle and struck
his head.
The man was working as part of a three-man crew stringing fiber optic
cables, Maslanka said.
The man suffered a serious head injury, but was conscious as
he was transported to Orange Regional Medical Center by the Warwick Volunteer
Ambulance Corps, Maslanka said.
Due to the nature of the man's injury, a helicopter was
placed on standby but was not utilized due to the individual's combative
nature, police said.
Det. Shawn Tetzlaff said the man's behavior was consistent
with that of a person suffering a head injury, and said a police escort to the
hospital was required.
The man remained at the hospital as of Tuesday afternoon,
where he is listed in critical condition.