The accident started in the northbound lanes. One box truck trying to pass another when they bumped at high speed and one lost control jumping the divider into the oncoming tractor trailer. Its a complex accident scene in a really bad spot. Reporter evidence spread over hundreds of yards of pavement on a friday afternoon where that corridor is very heavy. Most of the traffic is being diverted. Its one behind the other. Nobody moving for two hours. Reporter state police tried to turn southbound thruway motorists around but ended up filtering on to local streets to get past the wreck. The Ripple Effect lasted all afternoon. 17 is a dead stop. Reporter how long have you been stuck . Four hours. Going from suffern to spring valley. Reporter how long is it taking you. An hour and a half. Reporter and youre not there yet . No. Youre still in suffern, you know. Yeah. Reporter thousands were caught in it but the frustration vanished once they saw the cause. This truck driver missed all his app
Defender of the constitution. The governor of texas confirmed he died of Natural Causes at a west texas ranch. The san Antonio Express is the first to talk about his passing. He was a guest at the ranch. Thats a result in the big bend region. Its 400 miles west. He arrived on friday and he attended a private party with 40 people when he did not for breakfast reports indicate a person went to his room and found his body. Greg have it releasing this statement. Just as he was a man of god, a patriot and an unwavering defender of the written constitution and the rule flaw. He was the solid rock who turned away so many attempts to depart from him distort the constitution. His fierce loyalty set an unmatched example for americans. We worn his passing and they say the successor on the Supreme Court will take his place as a champion for the written constitution and the written rule of law. The chief justice, john roberts, releases this saying , he was an extraordinary individual. He was my adm
Its shocking, of course, that somebody died and its a reminder to all of us to be more careful. Reporter police want to find the driver of a darkcolored toyota, a vehicle that now has damage to the windshield. The driver left the victim lying in the street. Julio saw firefighters and paramedics responding to the hit and run. Like many people that live in this area he wants a traffic at this intersection. There should be a stop light or something because there is a School Program across the street. You have to Pay Attention because people do drive fast. As the investigation into the investigation, two local lawmakers are announcing legislation to add thousands of speed cameras in various neighborhoods and have them operating 24 hours a day. One would be where northern and junction boulevards meet and Jackson Heights. A hit and run driver and he had just left a funeral and was walking home. It just started pouring in Jackson Heights queens. That press conference was set to start and it g
Few thunderstorms in the afternoon. The best chance for thunderstorms will be over the east bay valleys. Showers will eventually come to an end before midnight monday night. Rainfall totals from this event are expected to add up to about a halfinch with higher amounts across the hills, especially the Santa Cruz Mountains where there may be more than an inch. In addition to the rain, expect much cooler weather with gusty winds monday afternoon on the order of 2535 mph at times. Highs will only be in the 60s. Vicki for complete weather forecasts and all your bay area news. Be sure to download the kron 4 mobile app. Its free to download for apple and android devices. Vicki happening now. All southbound lanes of interstate highway 880 in milpitas are closed due to a deadly accident. It happened near the highway 237 connector around 6 tonight. The chp has issued a sigalert due to the incident. It is unknown when the lanes will reopen. Vicki new at eight. Police arrested three people near uc
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