Cheektowaga, NY – 4 vehicle accident on I-90
09 January 2012
January 09, 2012 – Cheektowaga, NY
The New York State Police out of the SP Buffalo station responded to a four vehicle accident on I-90 eastbound in the Town of Cheektowaga at approximately 1:22PM. The vehicles involved were two passenger vehicles, a single unit straight truck, and a tandem tractor trailer. There were minor injuries only involved in this accident with one person being taken to ECMC. The leftmost lane of I-90 was blocked for approximately ½ hour while the accident was investigated and the vehicles were cleared from the scene.
Vehicle 3 was slowing for traffic when vehicle 2 (the single unit straight truck) struck it from behindand pushed vehicle 3 into vehicle 4. A tandem tractor trailer (vehicle 1) was unable to stop in time and struck vehicle 2 from behind.
Vehicle 1:
Operator: Paul Bishop, age 59, or Little Valley, NY
Owner: Hills Trucking Inc., 9667 Route 60, Fredonia, NY
V-1: 2004 Western Star tractor pulling two trailers
Vehicle 2:
Operator: James R. Eifert, age 41, or Newfane, NY
Owner: Krafft Trucking Inc., 6020 Dunnigan Rd., Lockport, NY
V-2: 2004 Peterbuilt
Vehicle 3:
Operator: Elizabeth Tedesco, age 44, or Blasdell, NY – taken via ambulance to ECMC for minor injuries
Owner: James Cooper, of Blasdell, NY
V-3: 2000 Chevrolet Impala
Vehicle 4:
Operator: Sister Rachel Mikolajczak, age 68, or Buffalo, NY
Owner: The order of Felician Sisters, Villa Maria, 600 Doat St., Buffalo, NY
V-4: 2010 Ford Focus
Any further questions regarding this press release can be directed to Sgt. Greg Peron at (716) 935-6570.
