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Truck Crashes Into Overpass On Bronx River Parkway In Westchester Truck Crashes Into Overpass On Bronx River Parkway In Westchester
Truck Crashes Into Overpass On Bronx River Parkway In Westchester A tractor-trailer traveling illegally on the Bronx River Parkway caused significant damage to the truck. The incident took place around 12:52 a.m., Thursday, June 20, when a tractor-trailer traveling southbound on the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers struck the overpass to the Cross County Parkway, causing significant damage to the tractor and the trailer it was transporting, said Westchester County Police Spokesman Kieran O'Leary. The driver – a 41-year-old Tennessee man – was not injured, O'Leary said. The driver was issued summonses for driving a commercial vehicle on the parkway, which i…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Assist Driver Before Truck Can Strike Westchester Parkway Overpass Police Assist Driver Before Truck Can Strike Westchester Parkway Overpass
Police Assist Driver Before Truck Can Strike Westchester Parkway Overpass Police intervention was required to assist a truck driver who got stuck near an overpass he couldn’t travel past. The North Castle Police Department received a call from a motorist in a tractor-trailer on Central Westchester Parkway at approximately 1:30 p.m. on July 31 when he found himself stuck near the White Plains border. Officers from the White Plains and North Castle Police Department were dispatched to the area, and confirmed the truck would be unable to pass under the overpass without striking it. There have been dozens of bridges struck by tractor-trailers this year in Westchester…

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by Zak Failla