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LEROY, NY – An 18 wheeler crashed into two passenger cars, then tipped over, burst into flames and dumped its load of gravel onto Route 19 in LeRoy, NY on Friday, September 30, 2011.

Twisted and burnt wreckage of fiery 18 wheeler crash with 2 passenger cars in LeRoy, NY on September 30, 2011 left several people injured and two cars destroyed.

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Roy Sanders

TROY, N.Y. – Troy police are looking for a man who killed a child in a fatal hit-and-run accident that occurred in the City of Troy on Monday, May 30.

The city of Troy is located about 7 miles North of Albany, the state capital.

The child was identified as 6-year old Jahvion Perez who was struck in front of 395 10th Street around 7:45 p.m. Monday night.

The child was taken to Albany Memorial Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Police say dozens of people watched as 21-year-old Roy Sanders struck the child  before fleeing in his pickup truck. ... Read Full Story

UTICA, NY – A driver was injured Thursday afternoon, December 30, in a rollover tractor trailer accident on a highway in Oneida County, New York State. The semi truck lost its load in the single vehicle crash which occurred on the New York Thruway, where it passes between the cities of Westmoreland and Utica, NY. The accident area is in the north central part of New York, about 182 miles southwest of Burlington, Vermont and about 156 miles north of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

On Thursday afternoon 48 year old Steven Didonna of Schenectady, NY was driving a semi trailer, headed west on the New York Thruway, also known as Interstate 90. The trailer section of the truck was carrying a load of bagged animal feed at the time of the truck accident. The semi truck is owned by Capitol Refrigerated Transport, based out of Schenectady, NY. ... Read Full Story

VAN BUREN, NY – Three semi trailers were involved in a chain reaction truck accident Tuesday night, December 7, on a highway in Onondaga County, New York. The multi vehicle crash was set off when one of the tractor trailers jackknifed on the New York Thruway near the city of Van Buren, NY. The accident area is in the north central section of the state, about 143 miles east of Buffalo, NY and about 140 miles north of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

On Tuesday night an unidentified truck driver was westbound on the New York Thruway, also known as Interstate 90. At the time of the truck accident it was dark and snowing and the highway surface was icy in areas. The cargo and destination of the semi trailer is not known. ... Read Full Story

BUFFALO, NY – A highway worker was killed Tuesday morning, November 16, when the vehicle he was in was hit by a semi trailer on an interstate in Erie County, New York. A second worker was injured in the deadly truck accident which occurred in the city of Buffalo, on Interstate 190 south of the exit to Smith Street. The accident area is in the far northwest section of New York State, about 73 miles west of Rochester, NY and about 29 miles east of Pelham, Ontario, Canada.

Early Tuesday morning 27 year old David Baldi of Hamburg, NY was working as part of a highway crew. The four person team was repainting the stripes on the Niagara section of Interstate 190, also known as the New York Thruway. The crew was in the right lane of the interstate, which was closed to traffic. The painting truck was lit and several warning arrow boards were in use to alert drivers to the work crew. The painting crew is employed by Accent Stripe, Inc. of Orchard Park, NY. ... Read Full Story

WEEDSPORT, NY- A driver was injured when his semi trailer truck rolled over early Tuesday morning, August 24, on a highway in Cayuga County, New York. The truck accident occurred on the New York Thruway just west of the exit for Weedsport, NY. The accident area is in the north central section of the state near the city of Syracuse, about 126 miles west of Buffalo, NY and about 79 miles north of Elmira, NY.

Hazmat teams from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation reported to the site of the truck accident to clean up the fuel spill.

Shortly after 5:30 a.m. Tuesday morning 40 year old Michael E. Sullivan of Felicity, Ohio was driving a semi trailer truck east on the New York Thruway in Cayuga County, NY. The trailer of the truck was loaded with a cargo of cardboard boxes. The New York Thruway is also known as I-90. ... Read Full Story

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