Man Crashes Truck Into Lighthouse
By Sue Clark on Feb 16, 2009 in The Light Side 
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Okay, so it’s not technically a lighthouse, at least not in the sense it guides mariners into port, but it did stand as a beacon guiding drivers through a busy intersection across from a wharf in Rockport, MA.
Unfortunately, it fell victim (again) to a gentleman who was driving his son home from a wild party when he lost control on the ice and smashed into it. Probably the guy was multi-tasking at the time, yelling at (or beating on) his son (no age given), who’d been at a wild party that turned violent. According to the story at the Gloucester Daily Times, at least one man was sliced by a beer bottle and another arrested around dawn at the home where dozens of out-of-towners began partying on a recent Saturday night.
The truck, which was moderately damaged but was able to be driven away, became stuck on the base and had to be helped back to street level. Rockport Police Sgt. Mark Schmink said yesterday it was probably the third time in 15 years the lighthouse had been struck.
Public Works Director Joe Parisi said the town was trying to get a repair cost estimate and would look to make contact with the driver’s insurance company for payment. Police said pieces of the lighthouse, which was wired for electricity, were strewn for several feet up Broadway.
Officials weren’t sure when the lighthouse would be replaced.
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