Andrew Cuomo returned to Cheektowaga Thursday to discuss the latest news regarding the snow storm. The Governor began the conference by thanking local officials and the public for a decent job during difficult weather conditions.
Cuomo announced that the County of Livingston has already been recorded death caused by the storm and advised the utilities to make even greater efforts to minimize such cases. Special attention was paid to the drivers of buses and trucks with trailers, which was temporarily forbidden to leave on several Western trails.
Troop D—TRAFFIC ALERT: State Police advising motorists to avoid travel on I-81 between Pulaski and the Canadian border due to whiteout conditions. Visibility near zero. TRACTOR-TRAILER & BUS BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT.
— NewYorkStatePolice (@nyspolice) January 31, 2019
«It’s a shame,» said Cuomo about the drivers who violate the ban, and recalled that restrictions on trucks «exist not only for driver safety but for the safety of all others on the road.»
Cuomo said that the accident near Batavia (new York), where he hit at least 20 cars including a police car, was triggered by the driver of one such truck that lost control due to weather conditions.
More than 20 vehicles, including a New York State Police vehicle, were involved in a crash on the New York State Thruway in Genesee County during the #snowsquall https://t.co/cVU1KS8hkV pic.twitter.com/h6EuftIzgl
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) January 30, 2019
The Governor also inspected one of the prohibited trails and visited the scene of the accident in Seneca, where the driver of the truck lost control.
#NOW It appears a tractor trailer has slid off the road on the I-190 at Seneca **WHICH IS ONE OF THE ROADS WHERE TRACTOR TRAILERS ARE BANNED** We’re checking with authorities to see what has happened. @news4buffalo pic.twitter.com/y3Hu2v9xA7
— Mel Orlins (@Mel_Orlins) January 31, 2019
«Going with Governor Cuomo to check out an accident on I-190 involving a truck with a trailer. I wouldn’t want to be that truck driver,» — wrote the Manager of the Erie County mark Poloncarz on Twitter.
Heading with @NYGovCuomo to check out the accident on the I-190 involving the tractor trailer. I would not want to be that truck driver. pic.twitter.com/WQNcGUrSfp
— Mark Poloncarz (@markpoloncarz) January 31, 2019
This week the Governor has already addressed Federal and local officials at a press conference in the Department of transportation of the state in the suburbs of Buffalo.
Talking to a tractor-trailer driver who violated the ban. State police were called and the driver was ticketed. Let’s keep the roads safe. pic.twitter.com/wHEYGeOugD
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) January 31, 2019
