Fatal Crash in Chautauqua County

A truck driver from Niagara Falls, Canada, is dead after a crash along the New York State Thruway in the Town of Pomfret earlier tonight.

State Police say around 7:00 p.m. on the eastbound I-90 63-year-old John Odell drifted from the right lane across the right shoulder and hit a delineator. The truck then traveled through a culvert and came to a rest inside the tree line.

Odell was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police are continuing their investigation.