Man dies after crash on New York State Thruway in Herkimer County
A man is dead after hitting a tractor-trailer on the New York State Thruway in Herkimer County, according to the New York State Police.
On Feb. 20 at around 9:30 a.m., State Police received a call for a crash on I-90 westbound at milepost maker 219.3 in the town of German Flatts.
According to police, a preliminary investigation revealed a 2019 Ford F150 pickup truck operated by Stephen Smith, 55, from Herkimer, was traveling eastbound in the westbound lane of I-90 when it struck a 2025 Peterbilt tractor-trailer, operated by Mark Young, 46, from Boonville, that was traveling westbound.
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Smith was pronounced deceased at the scene. Theodore Smith, 76, from Herkimer, in the front passenger seat and father to Stephen, sustained minor injuries and signed off on any further medical attention.
The operator of the tractor trailer, Young, was uninjured.
This article originally appeared on Observer-Dispatch: 1 dead after crash on New York State Thruway in Herkimer County
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