Accident, fire keep rescue workers busy
The Daily Mail
Dec. 21, 2008

CATSKILL — A tractor-trailer jackknifed on the Thruway near mile marker 111 Sunday afternoon causing the highway to close, according to authorities.

The driver swerved and crashed through a guardrail at about 3:10 p.m., State Trooper Robert Brown, who responded to the accident, said. The truck, which was carrying couches and chairs, dangled over the edge of the overpass, high above Cauterskill Creek, according to Brown.

The driver received minor injuries to his head and shoulder and was taken by ambulance to The Kingston Hospital, Brown explained.

The Thruway was closed for about 45 minutes, although the accident scene was still being cleared three hours later, he said.

Cauderskill Road, which runs beneath the Thruway overpass adjacent to the creek, was closed for about 30 minutes, Catskill Fire Chief Floyd Prince Jr. said.

A fire also broke out in Catskill Sunday, at 326 Main St., according to Prince. There were no injuries.

He said the fire started at about 9:30 a.m. and was contained to a child’s room.

Nine residents of the building spent Sunday night in an area hotel, a Red Cross spokeswoman said.