HARRIS, NY — Arrested driver Douglas Furman’s problems got worse this week following the September 4 incident in which Sullivan County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Cavello responded to a report of an erratic driver. It turned out that the driver, Furman, 33, of Glen Wild was attempting to carry a 15-foot steel tank in a truck with a six-foot bed and the truck was damaged to the point where the tank was dragging along the roadway.

The investigation revealed that Furman had used a come-along to load the steel tank, and that it was completely off the ground when he started the trip. After a short while, the bed of the pickup experienced metal fatigue under the weight of the load, and when the tailgate buckled, the tank began dragging on the ground. Furman was arrested and charged with driving while ability impaired due to drugs.

On further investigation it was determined that the metal tank had come from the Concord property off Thompsonville Road near Monticello, and Furman was then also charged with felony grand larceny and misdemeanor criminal trespass.