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Thursday, May 18, 2017

UPDATE: Trooper identified in serious crash in Steuben County

Press release from State Police Investigator Brian Mayhew:
Photo credit: Wellsville Daily Reporter

The New York State Police is investigating a serious personal injury accident involving one of their members that occurred on I-86 westbound in the Town of Campbell.  On 05/17/17 at approximately 4:38 p.m., Trooper Craig S. Foglia, SP Painted Post, had conducted a traffic stop and was sitting in his vehicle when he was struck from behind by a Ford F-150 driven by Kenneth Aukett of Westmont, NJ.  Trooper Foglia’s patrol car then struck the vehicle which he had stopped.  Mr. Aukett was transported to Robert Packard Hospital in Sayre, PA with non-life threatening injuries.  Trooper Foglia was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY with serious injuries.  The cause of the accident is currently under investigation.