Crime & Safety
Truck Strikes Parkway Overpass — Again
The same overpass was struck by trucks 14 times in 2018.
RYE BROOK, NY — An overpass that has been plagued with truck strikes has begun the new year with another incident. A tractor-trailer that was traveling northbound on the Hutchinson River Parkway hit the King Street overpass around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday.
There are signs that alert truck drivers to get off the parkway before it become the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut, News 12 said.
Fourteen trucks struck the King Street overpass in 2018, prompting a proposal for an assessment of signage by the Department of Transportation and an education programs for users of all parkways.
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Commercial vehicles are not allowed on state parkways.
There are so many signs telling trucks to get off the Hutch! But still this keeps happening. Semi trucks slamming into the King Street Overpass. @News12WC Stay with us for more on how it could mess with your morning commute. https://t.co/RQ0QSPoPgU pic.twitter.com/2erW0zzzHj
— Laura Haefeli (@LauraHaefeli) January 2, 2019
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