Dump truck driver killed in Skaneateles crash hit utility pole, police say
Ken Sturtz
June 16, 2016 at 7:30 AM
A dump truck driver was killed Wednesday in a crash on New Seneca Turnpike between Lucinda Drive and Knightsbridge Road in the town of Skaneateles.Onondaga County Sheriff's Office SKANEATELES, N.Y. -- The driver of a dump truck was killed Wednesday when the vehicle went off the road and crashed into a pole, the Onondaga County Sheriff's Officer said.
At 12:06 p.m. deputies and Skaneateles and Mottville firefighters responded to a crash on New Seneca Turnpike between Lucinda Drive and Knightsbridge Road in the town of Skaneateles.
The sheriff's office said the dump truck had been traveling west on New Seneca Turnpike when the vehicle left the north side of the road, hit a culvert and became airborne. The dump truck then hit a utility pole before coming to rest.
The driver was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the dump truck, the sheriff's office said. The driver died at the scene.
The dump truck suffered heavy damage. The vehicle snapped the utility pole it hit and left several people without power. Both directions of New Seneca Turnpike between Lucinda Drive and Fisher Road remained closed to traffic Wednesday evening.
Detective Jon Seeber, a sheriff's office spokesman, said the name of the victim was not being released until family had been notified.
Deputies are continuing to investigate the crash.