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Sunday, March 17, 2013  A truck driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is dead after his tractor trailer hit a guardrail on State Route 26 in the Town of Lee on Friday, March 15 at about 1:30 pm.

Friday, August 17, 2012  The Thruway Authority has proposed raising tolls on large trucks by 45%. Truckers say it is a expense that will be passed on to consumers and kill jobs.

Friday, August 17, 2012  State police say a truck driver wasn't paying attention when he plowed into a line of cars stopping for a paving project in upstate New York last month, killing six people.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  The incident happened Thursday, May 24th along the 400 block of Beley Avenue.

Friday, May 18, 2012  Witnesses say the driver was hunched over the wheel moments before crashing into a Culligan Water truck just before 2 p.m.

Friday, November 25, 2011  Friends of a tow truck driver killed on the Thruway are planning a procession in his honor.

Friday, July 15, 2011  A Michigan man has been cleared of two charges after being accused of trying to kidnap a woman at knifepoint earlier this week.

Friday, July 15, 2011  An Oneida County sheriff’s deputy had a close call this morning while involved in a DWI traffic stop.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  A 25-year-old woman walked into police headquarters around 4:18 a.m. this morning and told officers a man tried to kidnap her at knife point.

Tuesday, July 05, 2011  State police say a Canadian truck driver has died after his tractor-trailer veered off the Thruway in upstate New York and crashed into a farmer's field.

Friday, July 01, 2011  Traffic on the Onondaga Lake Parkway was slowed after a truck struck the railroad bridge late Friday morning.

Friday, June 25, 2010  A truck driver from the Finger Lakes area has been charged with abducting an 8-year-old California girl from a travel center in western Nebraska.

Monday, March 02, 2009  Nationwide, the demand for truck drivers is on the rise.