2006 Election Day Traffic comes to a crawl in Yorktown after a fatal accident on Rt. 202

Yorktown FD was dispatched at 06:09 to a reported MVA tractor trailer rolled over with entrapment on Rt.202 east of the Yorktown Police Dept. Upon arrival 34 Medic 1 advised car 2532 that the driver was DOA. FD along with the Yorktown Police secured the scene stopping all traffic. Car 2532 requested Westchester County Hazmat, NYC DEP, NYSG&E, Yorktown water dept, phone, and cable companies. FD members along with Hazmat members contained and stopped the leaking fuel from saddle tanks. Heavy wreckers were used to up-right the tractor trailer. As utility company cabled there lines and hoisted them out of the way.
The truck crashed through the guard rail and wiped out utility poles and a fire hydrant, cutting power and water to the surrounding neighborhood. Traffic was diverted around the area and Voting was temporarily disrupted at nearby French Hill School, and parent/teacher conferences had to be relocated.

Accident investigators are working with the Westchester County Medical Examiner's Office to determine the cause of the crash.