A driver was killed in a late morning accident on the Thruway. She has been identified as Julie Stratton, 33, of Synder.
Stratton was reportedly in the westbound lane when her car struck a deer, causing her car to become disabled in the passing lane. Her car was then hit by a semi-truck.
The truck driver, Thomas M. Wallace, 45, of Brook Park, Ohio, was taken to UMMC by Mercy EMS and treated for minor injuries.
The westbound lane of the Thruway was closed for a 4.5 hours because of the accident, and reportedly a State Trooper at the scene was injured in an accident this afternoon. The State Police have not yet released information on that accident.
I got caught in the tie up
I got caught in the tie up about 1 mile east from the Pembroke exit for about 1 1/2 hours. All of the passenger cars were finally turned around and sent back towards Batavia.
I was too far back to tell what happened, and was disappointed that WBTA had nothing about the I 90 being closed or backed up on any of its broadcasts from 12:00 3:00 PM