Man Dies After Car Hits Delivery Truck in Cortland County
A vehicle slammed into a parked U-Haul truck in the town of Homer, resulting in the death of one man and injuries to another.
Authorities say 55-year-old Michael Knickerbocker was driving a Chevrolet Impala struck the truck on Route 13 shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
According to New York State Police, Knickerbocker was taken Guthrie Cortland Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators say a 49-year-old Onondaga County man was looking for a package inside the rear section of the truck when it was hit by the car.
The man, whose name was not released, was taken to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse for treatment of possible head and neck injuries.
Chittenango Man Arrested Following Shooting Near Sylvan Beach
A Chittenango man is under arrest following a shooting incident that happened at a residence on State Route 13 in the Town of Vienna.
New York State Police say a confrontation that took place at 7289 State Route 13 led to one man being shot and the other being put in handcuffs. Officials say a preliminary investigation indicates 35-year-old Nicholas Damanski of Chittenango and 42-year-old Todd Estes were involved in a physical altercation inside the home, that eventually turned increasingly violent.
Police say at one point during the fight, Damanski allegedly shot Estes with a handgun. Estes was initially transported to Oneida Hospital with a gunshot wound to his torso. He was eventually transferred to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse for further treatment. He is currently listed in stable condition.
ADAMS CENTER â Two people are in the hospital after a crash between a FedEx delivery truck and an SUV midday Sunday.
According to Adams Center Fire Chief Travis VanKoughnett, the two vehicles collided just before 11:45 a.m., at the intersection of Fuller and Minkler roads.
The FedEx truck was headed eastbound on Minkler Road, and the SUV was traveling south on Fuller Road. The truck had a stop sign, the SUV did not.
âIt looks like the FedEx truck failed to yield at the stop sign,â Mr. VanKoughnett said.
The truck hit the passenger side of the SUV, pinning the vehicle underneath. Mr. VanKoughnett said crews spent between 10 and 15 minutes working to extricate a female passenger from the SUV.
3 hurt, 60 gallons of fuel spilled after pickup truck hits tractor-trailer in CNY
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Town of Mexico, N.Y. Three people were hurt after a pickup truck crashed into a tractor-trailer Thursday morning in Oswego County.
The head-on crash happened around 11:40 a.m. on State Route 104 in the town of Mexico. About 60 gallons of fuel leaked from the damaged tractor-trailer’s fuel tank after the accident, the New York State Police said.
Shamus P. McDowell, 23, of Mexico, was driving east in a 2005 Chevrolet pickup truck when he veered into oncoming traffic, troopers said. His truck crashed into the front of a westbound 2006 Kenworth tractor-trailer, troopers said.
Man injured when snowmobile crashed into SUV in Sylvan Beach
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
Sylvan Beach, N.Y. A man was injured Saturday afternoon when he crashed his snowmobile into an SUV in Sylvan Beach, troopers said.
The snowmobiler Brian A. Hatton, 30, of Sylvan Beach was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident near 1804 Vienna Road, the New York State Police said in a news release Monday.
Hatton hit his head, troopers said, and was taken to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse for treatment.
The accident happened at 5:41 p.m. on Vienna Road near 18th Avenue.
Hatton missed a stop sign and drove onto Vienna Road, crashing into the passenger side of a southbound 2009 Subaru Forester, troopers said. He was rushed by Vineall Ambulance to Upstate, where he is listed in stable condition, troopers said.