In the wake of last year’s fatal accident in which a four-year-old child was struck and killed by an ice cream truck in Sackett Lake, Sullivan County Sheriff’s deputies are cracking down on mobile ice cream vendors.
“Many summer camps and bungalow colonies have banned ice cream trucks from entering their property,” said Undersheriff Eric Chaboty. “They just don’t want the liability.”
The sheriff’s office has fielded several complaints where ice cream truck drivers have ignored posted warnings and entered into the camps anyway.
On Tuesday, deputies were called to a bungalow colony on Joyland Road in the Town of Thompson for a trespassing ice cream truck. In that incident, the driver did not possess a peddler’s permit issued by the town and had several equipment violations on the vehicle. The driver was ticketed and released.
“We are finding trucks without health department permits, without peddler’s permits and in some cases, suspended driver’s licenses,” said Chaboty.
“Our Children’s safety is very important,” said Sheriff Michael Schiff. “We will continue to work closely with the community to keep everyone safe.”
(Source: MidHudsonNews.com)
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As the Trumpkopfs would say, “LOCK THEM UP”. Just letting them off with a simple fine will not deter them and risks a serious accident involving young children.
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Justice moves slowly in Sullivan County. The ice cream truck season is practically over, so the illegal operators have had plenty of time to make their illegal money. The problem was known a year ago, and the time to act was in April, not August.