Dansville, NY : Syracuse-area Thruway worker killed when SUV crashes into tow trucks on highway on Friday October 28th 2016

A Thruway worker died Friday after he was hit by an SUV on the Thruway in Herkimer County while helping recover a vehicle, the New York State Police said.
The accident occurred at 8:15 a.m. on Interstate 90 east in the town of Danube, between the Herkimer (Exit 30) and Little Falls (Exit 29A) exits.

Two tow trucks accompanied by a Thruway maintenance truck were on the shoulder of the highway removing a vehicle from a previous accident.

State police said a Ford Escape going east sideswiped one of the tow trucks and hit Thruway worker Ronald C. Deming. The Escape became airborne after hitting the other tow truck and then ended up in the center median.

Deming, 58, of Little Falls, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Herkimer County coroner, state police said.

The driver of the Escape, Matthew Jarvinen, 31, and his passenger, Danielle L. Holmes, 31, both of Maine, suffered minor injuries. They were taken to the hospital. The drivers of the two tow trucks were not injured.

State police said troopers with the Collision Reconstruction Unit was continuing to investigate the crash.

Deming was a construction equipment heavy operator who worked out of the Syracuse division of the Thruway. He had worked for the Thruway Authority for more than 20 years.

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Syracuse-area Thruway worker killed when SUV crashes into tow trucks on highway