Truck crashes off I-81 onto road in Homer

On October 8, 2022, at approximately 5:30 a.m., New York State Police at Homer responded to a report of a tractor trailer fully across Little York Lake Xing in the town of Homer.  

An investigation at the scene revealed that the driver of the tractor trailer was on Interstate 81 north when he went into the median and onto the roadway below (Little York Lake Xing) and came to rest against a guard rail.  The operator of the tractor trailer, a 72-year-old male of Longuil, QC was not injured. 

A trooper from the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit also responded to the scene.  Troopers were assisted by DEC Spill Response, Fire-Police and Morey’s towing.