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Upstate New York Truck Driver Calls Police After Realizing He Hit a Man, Not a Deer

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Truck Driver Calls Police After Realizing He Hit a Man, Not a Deer


A truck driver contacted law enforcement after reviewing dashcam footage and discovering that what he initially believed was a deer he struck on Interstate 90 was actually a pedestrian.


The collision occurred in Hamden, New York, at approximately 4:48am on Monday, August 18th.



According to CNY Central, the driver continued down I-90 after thinking he had hit a deer. Later, while going over his dashcam recording, he realized the impact had involved a person and then notified police.


Responding officers located a deceased man in a roadside ditch near the highway. Authorities identified the victim as 60-year-old Darryl K. Jones of Yalaha, Florida. Investigators determined Jones had left a hotel on foot before walking into the traffic lane, where he was hit by the tractor-trailer.



Police initially labeled the case a possible suicide, but later clarified the circumstances were “consistent with an accidental crash.”



Truck Driver Calls Police After Realizing He Hit a Man, Not a Deer



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