Crime & Safety
Canaan Motorcyclist Dies In Collision With Tractor Trailer
The collision remains under investigation.
CANAAN, NY — A 36-year-old man was killed July 27 in a motorcycle-tractor trailer collision in Canaan. State Police said, around 8:31 p.m., Mark A. Shaw of Canaan was operating a 1983 Harley Davidson motorcycle southbound on Route 22.
A 2011 Kenworth truck and trailer, operated by 46-year-old Wayne E. Quick of Rochester, was making a left-hand turn into the Loves Travel Plaza from Route 22 northbound.
Quick failed to yield to the right of way of the motorcycle and the two collided. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)
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Shaw was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The crash was reconstructed by the State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit.
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Also at the scene were members of the State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit, SP Livingston Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Canaan Fire Department and the Chatham Rescue Squad.
At this time, police said the collision remains under investigation and no tickets have been issued.
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