Driver killed in Bridgewater tractor trailer crash
A tractor-trailer driver died in a one-vehicle crash Sunday morning on Route 8 in the town of Bridgewater, according to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office.
The driver, who was alone in the tractor-trailer, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police identified the driver as Getachew Mengesha, 46, of Rochester.
Deputies were called to the scene at about 6:34 a.m.
The driver had apparently failed to negotiate a curve at the intersection of Route 8 and Pritchard Road, deputies and investigators determined after an investigation. The tractor-trailer then struck a tree and a guard rail before reaching a creek embankment and coming to rest partially in the creek, deputies said.
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Deputies were assisted by the Bridgewater, Clayville and Cassville fire departments, and by the state departments of environmental conservation and transportation.
This article originally appeared on Observer-Dispatch: Tractor trailer driver killed in crash on Route 8 in Bridgewater
