On Wednesday
February 27 at approximately 9:05
a.m. Trooper Jacob Wackowski was stationary on I-86 eastbound in the city of
Corning assisting with traffic control at a weather related motor vehicle
accident parked with his emergency lights on when he was side swiped by a
passing tractor-trailer.
Trooper Wackowski was
taken to Corning Hospital for minor injuries and the driver of the
tractor-trailer, Troy English, age 53, from Buffalo was issued tickets for
Failure to Obey the Move Over Law and numerous vehicle and traffic violations.
English has numerous
warrants for Identity Theft in North Carolina and Violation of a Court Order –
Failure to Pay Fine in PA. English was
arraigned in the city of Corning Court and remanded to the Steuben County Jail
on $500 cash $1,000 bond. The
investigation is continuing.
