Troopers respond to Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Overnight

On January 27, 2026, at approximately 12:31 a.m., New York State Police at Homer responded to Interstate 81 in McGraw for a report of a jackknifed tractor trailer.

An investigation determined that the tractor-trailer was traveling south on I-81 too fast for the snow covered roads near mile marker 49.9 when the tractor trailer failed to maintain its lane and went off the roadway.  The vehicle traveled along the guardrail and jackknifed and end up turned to face north in the southbound lanes.

The operator, Vivek Kumar, 26 of Elmont, NY, did not report any injuries.  Kumar was issued citations.