Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306030123 - Onondaga Co Sheriff'S Dept

Inspection Information - Office: Nys Dol Pesh Syracuse

Investigation Summary

An Onondaga County Sheriff's Deputy was on patrol when he located a vehicle that had slid into the median of I-481. He pulled his police car onto the right shoulder behind the vehicle, turned on his emergency lights and exited the vehicle. While retrieving flares from the trunk, a mini-van slid across the snow and ice-covered road into his vehicle. He was pinned between the two vehicles, causing him to sustain multiple injuries which led to his subsequent death at a local hospital.

Keywords: CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, SLIPPERY SURFACE, STRUCK BY, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, MOTOR VEHICLE