WUSA 9News Now At 11pm August 25, 2010
wearing a harness as he worked. his teenage assistance witnessed the accidents and called 911. >> we believe what happened was the branch he was cutting came in contact with the distribution line which was 19,000 volts. >> he was such a nice kid. i walked around the block at night and he would be out. he would come and talk to you. just a nice kid. >> reporter: bob mcneil and herb saw the tragedy unfold. >> i saw him up on the pole just laying there, which is very, very unusual. >> it's so sad. it's just a sad thing for the whole neighborhood. and i think everybody in the neighborhoo...