Man says town employee nearly hit him while dumping snow

by: Eric Rasmussen Updated:

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ROCKLAND, Mass. —

A South shore business owner tells FOX25 he was nearly hit by a front end loader dumping snow from the town on his private propery.

FOX25 Investigates’ Eric Rasmussen spoke with that man and got surveillance video of the whole altercation.

“He kept going towards me,” Ray Succar said.

The heavy machinery was carrying a full load of snow when it came within inches of hitting him.

“That bobcat was giant and, for a few seconds, I thought he's not going to stop,” he said.

At first glance it may appear like a misunderstanding, with the town employee just looking for anywhere to put the snow, but Succar says that is far from the truth.

“I said ‘that's not right’ and then he said ‘the town doesn't like you, I'm the boss,’” Succar said.

Succar, the owner of B1 Auto Trade in Rockland, told FOX25 that he has been struggling to get a permit from the town to expand his business for months.

When he was in his office Sunday morning Succar saw the surveillance camera as the driver came off the street and dumped a pile right in front of the service and reception area of his business.

“So, I came in here to stop him,” Succar said.

After facing Succar, head-on, the driver dumped another load of snow right at the business' front door.

“This is my livelihood, this business. And the town, they have with all their power and their might to have us lose our business,” he said.

FOX25 Investigates confirmed with police that the driver is a Town of Rockland employee.

Succar said the highway superintendent told him that employee would be suspended.

“He came in here and he apologized for what happened and he cleaned up all the snow,” Succar told FOX25.

Tuesday morning FOX25 learned that the employee, Albert Giannini had been suspended indefinitely while they investigate.

When FOX25 confronted him about it he identified himself as someone else, but later confirmed that he was the employee behind the wheel.

Police said they are investigating but haven’t said whether what happened is a crime. Succar says he’s talking to a lawyer.

The state is also investigating whether or not to pull Giannini's license to drive heavy equipment.