WOODBURY – An early Monday morning accident on the southbound Thruway in the Town of Woodbury claimed the life of the driver of a passenger vehicle, State Police said.
Troopers said a preliminary investigation determined the crash involved a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle that was stopped on the right shoulder and re-entered the roadway into the path of the tractor-trailer.
The accident occurred around 6:20 a.m. with all southbound lanes closed for hours and traffic being diverted during the investigation.
