The wrong-way crash involved a pickup truck, and tractor trailer
From the NYS Police:
On February 8, 2023, at 9:43 P.M., Troopers out of SP Amity responded to a vehicle collision on the I-86, west bound in the town of Almond. Investigation determined that a 2017 Dodge Ram, operated by Donald J. Rose, 62 of Angelica, NY was traveling east bound in the west bound lane on the I-86. The 2017 Dodge Ram struck a 2021 Ford tractor trailer traveling west bound, head on. Rose was pronounced deceased at the scene. The operator of the Ford was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital my Mercy Flight for injuries.
This is still an ongoing investigation
NYSP Collision Reconstruction Unit and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation assisted in the investigation.
Read our reporting from yesterday on the crash: