Motorcyclist killed in crash with tractor-trailer

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CANAAN – A Columbia County man was killed Thursday night when a tractor-trailer driver failed to yield the right of way and struck the motorcycle the victim was operating.
State Police said the 8:31 p.m. crash occurred on State Route 22 in Canaan when Mark Shaw, 36, was southbound on his motorcycle. The truck, driven by Wayne Quick, 46, of Rochester, was making a left turn into the Loves Travel Plaza from Route 22 northbound when he failed to yield the right of way and collided with the motorcycle.
Shaw died at the scene.
The crash was reconstructed by the State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit. Also at the scene were members of the State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit, State Police at Livingston Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Canaan Fire Department and the Chatham Rescue Square.
The incident remains under investigation and no tickets have been issued. 




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