TOWN OF WETHERSFIELD, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Wednesday afternoon motor vehicle accident has left one dead, the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office announced.
Two tractor-trailers collided near State Route 78 and Hermitage Road in the town of Wethersfield after one of the drivers, 72-year-old George Foote, failed to yield the right of way to another truck driving west on the route.
The tractor-trailer driving west struck the end of Foote's trailer, struck a guardrail, and rolled over onto its side in a ditch. The driver of the truck, 59-year-old Mark Ikeler, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Foote was issued a citation for failing to yield the right of way at a stop sign.
