Bayonne Journal (NJ)
Car catches fire - squirrel gets blame
Thursday, October 25, 2007
It's Rocky the Frying Squirrel!
A kamikaze squirrel fell from the sky and detonated a Bayonne woman's
car last Wednesday, police said last Thursday.
Lindsey Millar, 23, and her brother, Tony, 22, were both home last
Wednesday at about 12:45 p.m. when they suddenly noticed Lindsey's car
burning outside their 42nd Street home.
Tony Millar said last Thursday that firefighters told them it was the
work of a buck-toothed saboteur that had been gnawing on power lines
connected to a transformer above the 2006 Toyota Camry.
"The squirrel chewed through the wire, was set on fire, fell down
directly to where the car was," Tony Millar said. "The squirrel, on
fire, slid into the engine compartment and blew up the car.
"They're always coming around here chewing through the garbage," he
added.
Tony Millar says his sister's car was fully insured.
"It's something to laugh about once she has a new car," he said. "It's
not funny yet."
Police said there were no injuries - except, that is, for the
squirrel, which is dead.
The Millars' home is decorated for Halloween, complete with a tiny
plastic tombstone on their front lawn. Tony Millar said the family
will consider dedicating the tombstone to the squirrel, who was not
named.
N. CLARK JUDD
You got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.
- Yogi Berra