October 22, 2020
Traffic was slowed for several hours after a New York man died in a tractor-trailer crash on the night of October 12 on Interstate 80 near Bellefonte.
Sometime around 6:30 p.m., the driver of the first vehicle, a 2018 Kenworth W900, was going northbound on Interstate 99 and joined the Interstate 80 east on-ramp, state police at Rockview said. As the driver settled the curve, the load in his trailer moved, which made the vehicle to overturn on I-80 eastbound, the police said.
Thirty-five-year-old Jose Chirinos Ortega, from Bay Shore, New York was driving a 1999 International Harvester 9800 on I-80 eastbound and hit the overturned tractor-trailer. Chirinos Ortega was ejected from his vehicle and died at the scene, the police informed.
According to state police, the driver of the first vehicle didn’t have any injuries. I-80 eastbound was closed (between exits 161 and 173) for almost twelve hours. The accident is still under investigation, the police say.
State police got help at the scene from Bellefonte EMS, Mount Nittany Paramedics, the Logan Fire Company, Undine Fire Company, Centre County Emergency Management, PennDOT, and Eagle Towing.
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Every case is different so your auto accident attorney will determine yours; you can collect the claim and cover funeral and hospital expenses.
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Source: https://www.lockhaven.com/news/police-court-and-fires/2020/10/new-york-man-dies-in-crash-on-i-80/