NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Police said the driver of an Estes tractor-trailer lost control on Wednesday, May 24, and drove into a creek in Oneida County, New York.
The driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to the New Hartford Police Department, the driver was traveling east on Red Hill Road when they lost control at the intersection and drove off the shoulder on Oneida Street. The truck then traveled down a driveway and over an embankment before crashing into Sauquoit Creek.
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation evaluated the scene and found no contamination, according to a report.
Police did not say why the driver lost control. The investigation is ongoing.
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