Cortlandville overturn

On, Monday, January18, 2010, at approximately 1:00 p.m. the Cortlandville Fire Department responded to a report of an overturned tractor trailer that went off the road and slammed into a home on busy State Route 13 in Cortlandville. Upon arrival of Incident Commander Chief Gere Henry and First Deputy Chief Dave Denniston, they found an 18-wheel flatbed that had been loaded with lumber on its side, its cab smashed into the corner of a one -story unoccupied residence, and its load spilled across State Route 13 as well as half the flatbed blocking traffic except for one lane. After determining that there were no injuries to the driver of the rig and the driver of the pick up truck who swerved to avoid the accident, and the lack of any occupants in the home, their biggest concern became fuel leakage, traffic control, and what to do with all that lumber.

 

-Photos and story by Central New York Firemen's Association Publicity Chairman

Gordy Kotars

 

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