In certain parts of New York, you can still find people who ride in a horse and buggy. They have the same rights to the road as other vehicles, but we must take extra care when we drive by them. News 10 reports that a woman has died and another person has been injured in …
Lawmakers Turn Their Noses Up At DOT Trucking Proposal
A new proposal from the DOT would turn parts of Brooklyn into truck routes, but local lawmakers are expression opposition to the proposal. CBS New York reports. The DOT wants to keep trucks on bigger and wider streets to make easier connections. Many trucks have to block roads or get stuck on narrow ones to …
Truck Accident Closes Hutchinson River Parkway
The Mount Vernon Patch reported recently that a tractor-trailer accident along the Hutchinson River Parkway in Mount Vernon shut down several lanes of the busy roadway just before rush hour on the morning of Tuesday, April 6, 2021. According to officials with the New York State Department of Transportation and local law enforcement representatives, the …
I-86 Closed Due To Truck Wreck
Binghamton Homepage reported recently that a major accident involving a mobile home transport carrier and an 18-wheel tractor trailer marked as a transport for Panera Bread occurred on the morning of Wednesday, March 24, 2021 along Interstate 86 in the town of Lowman, NY. According to officials with the New York State Police and the …
Dump Truck Crashes Into Home
New York State Police News reported recently that a motor vehicle accident in the town of Lisle, New York on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 led to severe damage to a home as a dump truck crashed into a mobile home. According to a news release issued by the New York State Police, the incident occurred …
One Killed In I-87 Accident
Lohud reported recently that a Spring Valley woman was killed in a fatal motor vehicle accident along Interstate 87 in Chestnut Ridge early Friday morning when she rear-ended a tractor-trailer stopped for another disabled vehicle. According to representatives from the New York State Police, the incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) along …
Exploding Propane Truck Snarls Long Island Expressway
The New York Post reported recently that a terrifying accident on the Long Island Expressway led to a fiery end for a tractor-trailer carrying almost 300 propane tanks in the early morning hours of Tuesday morning, while the driver miraculously managed to escape without injury. According to officials from the New York City Police Department …
Truck Crash Takes Out Power For New York Town
WSYR Local Syracuse News reported recently that a tractor-trailer crash in Camillus on Friday, December 18, caused power outages because of downed utility poles. The incident occurred around noon on Friday when a tractor-trailer crashed along NY State Route 5. The road was closed for almost ten hours and power wasn’t restored for eight hours …
Elmira Wreck Shuts Down I-86 For Hours
My Twin Tiers reported recently that a tractor-trailer accident occurred in upstate New York along the Interstate 86 corridor Wednesday afternoon near Elmira, shutting down portions of the westbound lanes for much of the day. According to the New York State Police, the incident happened in the westbound lanes of I-86 on the afternoon of …
Manchester Accident Kills Truck Driver
The Genesee Sun reported recently that a commercial motor vehicle accident on the New York State Thruway on the morning of Tuesday, December 1 had fatal consequences for an out of state driver. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 1 near Exit 43 in the westbound lanes of the …