An Arizona man is facing charges after striking two New York State Department of Transportation vehicles on Interstate 81 in Broome County.
An investigation at the scene determined that 36-year-old Muhammed Wesley, of Phoenix, was traveling north on I-81 in a Penske box truck when he failed to observe a work area and two DOT vehicles parked on the shoulder of the roadway. Wesley subsequently struck a DOT attenuator and a small DOT dump truck, just narrowly missing a DOT worker before traveling off the roadway.
A sign indicating “mowing ahead” was posted to alert the motoring public. Both the attenuator and small dump truck had their amber lights activated. The workers in the area were mowing and picking up trash.
No injuries were reported.
A video of the accident appears below:
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