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CATSKILL, NY – A truck accident in the early hours on Monday morning, June 28, spilled a large amount of its chemical cargo on the New York Thruway in Greene County, New York. The single vehicle collision occurred in the northbound lanes of the highway between the towns of Saugerties and Catskill, NY. The accident area is in the north central section of the state, about 35 miles south of Albany, NY and about 42 miles west of Canaan, Connecticut.

The Thruway was closed for seven hours after 3,000 gallons of chlorine spilled from the semi.

At about 1:50 a.m. Monday morning 55 year old Robert Lawrence of Galway, NY was driving a semi tanker truck north on the New York Thruway in Greene County, NY. Mr. Lawrence was driving a tanker truck owned by Slack Chemical Company based in Cartage, NY. He was carrying a cargo of about 4,700 gallons of hypochlorite solution, a bleach-like chemical. According to experts the chemical is similar to swimming pool-shock treatment and stronger than regular household bleach.  ... Read Full Story

LE ROY, NY – A driver died when his semi trailer truck crashed and burst into flames Tuesday morning, June 22, in Genesee County, New York. The deadly truck accident occurred on the New York State Thruway, also known as Interstate 90, near the town of Le Roy, NY. The area is about 27 miles southwest of the Rochester metro region in the northwest section of the state, about 58 miles east of Buffalo, NY and about 105 miles west of Syracuse, NY.

After crashing into the trees the semi trailer truck burst into flames, engulfing the cab.

Shortly before 6:00 a.m. Tuesday morning 49 year old Freddie Hatfield of Decatur, Alabama was driving a semi trailer truck east on the New York State Thruway/I-90 in Genesee County, NY. The trailer truck was carrying a cargo of paper rolls and other building materials for a company based out of Lincoln, Nebraska. The truck driver was traveling a route that began in Ohio and was destined for Gates, NY. ... Read Full Story

WEEDSPORT, NY – A truck accident shut down a section of the New York State Thruway Wednesday morning, May 5, 2010, in Cayuga County, NY. The rollover collision occurred near Exit 40 on the highway north of the city of Weedsport and blocked eastbound traffic lanes for several hours. The accident area is in the central section of the state between the cities of Rochester and Syracuse, 126 miles east of Buffalo, NY and 165 miles north of Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

New York State Police troopers and local emergency personnel responded to the scene.

Shortly before 3:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, 31 year old Travis Downs of Shelby, Ohio was driving a semi trailer truck east on the New York State Thruway, also know as Interstate 90. The tractor trailer truck is owned by Hall Trucking Express of Findlay, OH and Mr. Downs was hauling a load of aluminum soda can tops. ... Read Full Story

BETHPAGE, NY – On April 7, 2010, two people died after a truck driver ran a red-light and hit their car Wednesday evening in Nassau County, New York. The deadly truck accident occurred in the town of Bethpage, NY at the intersection of Hicksville Road and Central Park Avenue. The accident area is on Long Island, in the eastern section of the state, 34 miles from Manhattan, NY and 52 miles from Newark, New Jersey.

Local police and emergency personnel were quickly at the scene of the multi vehicle truck accident. The Pontiac was severely mangled and emergency workers had to use the Jaws of Life to remove Mrs. Ryan and her daughter.

Shortly before 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evening, 44 year old Barbara Ryan and her 11 year old daughter of Bethpage, NY, were driving in a Pontiac sedan on Central Park Avenue, at the intersection with Hicksville Road. The intersection is controlled with traffic lights. When the light turned green for Ms. Ryan she proceeded to make a left hand turn onto Hicksville Road. ... Read Full Story

SCHUYLER, NY – Two tractor trailer trucks collided Tuesday night on the New York State Thruway, injuring two people. The truck accident happened near Schuyler, New York, to the north of the city of Utica. The area is in the northeast section of the state, 62 miles east of Syracuse, NY and 236 miles northwest of New York City.

Tractor trailers collide in truck accident near Utica New York

At around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night, 53 year old Gerald Miller of Lockport, NY was traveling eastbound on the New York State Thruway. He was driving a 2004 International tractor truck, with two trailers attached… ... Read Full Story

CLAVERACK, NY – A man died from injuries he suffered in a head-on collision with a flatbed truck Thursday morning. The truck accident happened on Route 9H/23 near the town of Claverack, New York, in Columbia County. The area is in the far east-central section of the state, 35 miles south of Albany, NY and 119 miles north of New York City.

Photo of the car that crashed head-on into the flatbed tractor trailer.

At approximately 8:20 a.m. Thursday morning, 24 year old Daniel Edmonson of Wappingers Falls, NY was traveling north on Route 9H/23. A winter storm had moved through the area overnight and the roads were slick and snow covered.

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MELVILLE, NY: A truck driver died Saturday morning when the tanker truck he was driving flipped and exploded into flames on the Long Island Expressway near Melville, New York. The truck accident happened on the highway that connects New York City to its suburbs. The region is in the eastern section of the state, 53 miles from Newark, NJ and 172 miles southeast of Albany, NY

The charred wreckage of a gasoline hauling tractor-trailer burns out of control on the Long Island Expressway near Melville, N.Y., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.

The truck accident happened shortly after 8:00 a.m. Saturday as 57 year old Mujahid Shah of Brooklyn was piloting the tanker truck east on the Long Island Expressway. The tanker truck is owned by Kittery Transport which is based in Baring Pit, Maine … ... Read Full Story

DE WITT, NY: A truck driver died Thursday morning after his tractor trailer left a New York highway and plowed into a tree in De Witt, NY. The fatal truck collision happened off the eastbound lanes of the NY State Thruway in Onondaga County in the Syracuse metro region. The area is in the north-central section of the state, between the cities of Rochester and Albany, and 250 miles northeast of New York, NY.

Fatal semi truck accident in De Witt New York on the eastbound New York State Thruway. Photo credit: Dick Blume/The Post Standard

Thursday morning, 38 year old Audie O’Neil of Castile, NY was driving his 18 wheeler east on the NYS Thruway, hauling a cargo of lettuce for Price Chopper. A passenger, 36 year old Keith Pfeiffer, also from Castile, was asleep in the tractor trailer’s berth.

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Tom Brokaw

NEW YORK -  According to MSNBC Tom Brokaw and his wife were involved in a three-car accident on a New York City highway that killed one woman. Neither Brokaw nor his wife were injured, but the out of control SUV driver who caused the accident was killed.

The accident happened Friday afternoon on the Bruckner Expressway. Brokaw says he was driving in the highway’s left lane when he saw a spool of cable bouncing along the far right lane. Brokaw said he saw a green SUV coming up in the right lane that went out of control.

Brokaw and police say the SUV driver, an unidentified woman, slid into the middle lane, forcing a mail truck in front of Brokaw’s car. Brokaw says his car slid into the median and collided with the mail truck.

Police say the SUV driver was thrown from the vehicle, off the highway and down onto train tracks below and killed. The 69-year-old Brokaw and his wife, Meredith, were not injured.

The postal service truck driver, 54, was injured in the accident and was taken to Westchester Medical

A statement from Brokaw said he and his wife “are greatly saddened by this loss of life.

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Photo shows tree covering the dump truck

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Accordinging to MyFoxNY a truck carrying garbage slammed into several parked cars and a tree on Broadway in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.

The crash occurred at around 5:30 a.m on Wednesday near West 259th Street near West 259th Street.

Police report that the driver was severely injured.

It’s not clear what caused the driver to lose control of the truck.

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