LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A tractor trailer rollover on 390 may have been caused by a driver's use of illegal drugs. According to Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, deputies are investigating whether the driver was high when his rig ran off the left shoulder of 390 northbound between exits 7 and 8 and rolled over early Thursday morning. "The driver was transported with non life-threatening injuries," said Dougherty. "The driver has what … [Read more...]
WATCH: Tractor Trailer Knocks Down Light Pole at Geneseo Denny’s
GENESEO – A tractor trailer knocked over a light pole in the Denny's parking lot Monday morning. According to the Geneseo Police Department, the truck was trying to leave the parking lot after making a delivery at about 1:53 a.m. No one was injured. The truck is being checked by the Livingston County Sheriff's Office's Commercial Vehicle Inspection Unit. The above footage was captured by a security camera on a neighboring building. … [Read more...]
Truck Takes out Geneseo’s Rte. 63 Sign
GENESEO – A tractor trailer took out a traffic sign on Rte. 20A (Lakeville Road) last Wednesday. The sign alerts the westbound lane of Rte. 20A (Lakeville Road). It signals the steep left turn to stay on 20A and that Mary Jemison Drive straight ahead leads leads to Rte. 63. According to the Geneseo Police Department, the truck was northbound on Lakeville Road from the direction of Dewey Hill (Leicester/Mount Morris) trying to turn right to … [Read more...]
Driver Killed in Geneseo Truck Crash
UPDATE: Victim in Fatal Geneseo Accident was SUNY Geneseo Student UPDATE: 18-Year-Old Girl Victim in Fatal Geneseo Accident GENESEO – Law enforcement confirms that the tractor trailer-car accident on Rte. 63 caused a fatality. According to our news partners News10NBC, Deputies confirm the death of one person. A truck struck the side of a sedan after 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the intersection of Rte. 63 and Court Street. Witnesses say … [Read more...]
Truck Off Road Takes 390 Down to 1 Lane at Exit 10
UPDATE: Traffic reopened at 11:34 a.m. AVON – A tractor trailer accident closed 390 southbound in the area of Exit 10 Monday morning. Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty tweeted the above image at 10:26 a.m. with the message: '390 SB at 10 reduced to 1 lane. Use caution in area.' Persistent snow and wind has drifted many Livingston County roads. The Sheriff's Office reports several complaints of vehicles running off roads and … [Read more...]
Sheriff’s Commercial Vehicle Unit Tickets Truckers in 2 Crashes
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office's Commercial Vehicle Unit (CVU) ticketed two truck drivers after accidents in the towns of York and Mount Morris Monday evening. At about 6 p.m. at the intersection of Rte. 36 and Rte. 63 in York, a tractor trailer rear-ended another. Neither driver was injured. Deputy Kevin Barrett with the CVU investigated. The driver allegedly claimed that there was a problem with his brakes, but … [Read more...]
Street Sweeper Struck by Tractor Trailer in Geneseo
GENESEO – A tractor trailer struck a Bobcat street sweeper Wednesday morning, injuring the operator inside. According to first responders on scene, the sweeper was working on Rte. 20 A near North Road at about 11:30 a.m. when a tractor trailer headed south towards Geneseo from 390 collided with it. The operator of the sweeper suffered minor injuries. The sweeper was on Lakeville Road between North Road and I-390 at the time of the … [Read more...]
Driver Hospitalized in 3-Vehicle Accident on Rte.5 in East Avon
AVON – A three-car accident at about 3:40 p.m. the intersection of Rte. 5 and Jenks Road hospitalized one person at Wednesday afternoon. State Police on scene said that the driver of a Dodge Challenger made a bad judgement call while trying to go around a Hyundai Sonata which was crossing Rte. 5 to Jenks road from an adjacent driveway, and collided with the passenger side door of the Hyundai. The collision pushed the Hyundai into a tractor … [Read more...]
Tractor Trailer Disabled After Rear-Ending SUV
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. YORK – A tractor trailer and silver SUV collided at the intersection of Rte. 63 (Genesee Street) and Retsof Road at about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday evening, the second of two separate and severe car accident scenes that occurred at the same time and within half a mile from one other Tuesday evening. According to first responders on scene, the driver of the SUV was … [Read more...]
Speeding Trailer Spills Salt in Wipeout with Pickup
NYLON – A tractor trailer packed with bags of salt apparently sped around a curve on Hamilton Street (19A) in Genesee Falls, Wyoming County and struck an oncoming gray pickup truck while turning on its side in the middle of the road, then slid more than 100 feet off the road, taking the pickup with it. Fortunately, first responders on scene said that both drivers, both males, appeared to be in stable condition when they left the scene, the … [Read more...]