YORKTOWN – Police in Yorktown are continuing to investigate the circumstances surround the death of town highway department employee Jake Arcara on Wednesday.
“Sadly, the accident was caused by an 88-year-old local resident at the site where highway department employees were working on a drainage project on London Road,” according to a statement from the town.
“The safety and well-being of our employees is always the town’s priority,” town officials said. “While the town re-examines its safety protocols and procedures we also ask motorists to be more attentive of our staff who are simply doing their jobs.”
The town statement said, “To the best of our knowledge all of the proper steps were taken by staff at the scene.”
