The area around Methuen is heavily wooded. Also, the trees are almost all oak and tend to drop all their leaves within a day or two.
If the wind blow towards his house (as in my parent's case) it's not unusual to get a huge (2-3 ft deep) pile of leaves against a fence or other obstacle.
been though metheuen a few times, will be going through it again in a few weeks. and whilst i agree that leaves do pile up against fences, etc., a pile big enough to hide not one, but two children has to be significant - even in methuen.
besides, if it's against a fence, why is he parking there int he first place? and a ten year old would certainly make a bump when he parked on her.
i hate to sound cruel, but it is a shame that his kid had to pay for his stupidity.
How terribly tragic. Pass the word.