Garbage truck slams into 8 parked cars NEW YORK, April 24 (UPI) -- Police in New York said a garbage truck driver fell asleep behind the wheel and plowed into a row of cars parked at the side of the road. Investigators said the truck, owned by Imperial Sanitation, went out of control on the Lower East Side and slammed into eight cars when the driver dozed off around 4 a.m. Monday, the New York Post reported Tuesday. Police said the driver, whose name was not released, was not charged with any crimes. None of the cars was occupied at the time of the crash.