On December 18, 2019 at 8:29 a.m., Amity-based Troopers
responded to I-86 eastbound in the town of Friendship. Further investigation revealed that a 2007
Ford Econoline traveling eastbound in the driving lane and went into the
passing lane striking the front bumper of a 2000 Peterbilt tractor trailer
hauling thirty-two cows. Both vehicles
left the roadway striking a ditch then a tree.
The operator of the 2007 Ford, John R. Shaw, 32 of Newfane, NY was
ejected and deceased at the scene. Nine
cows were deceased at the scene. NYSP
Collision Reconstruction Unit and NYSP Commercial Reconstruction Unit assisted
in this investigation. This is still an ongoing investigation.
