State Police in Lafayette are investigating a fatal tractor-trailer crash that occurred Friday, March 04, at approximately 6:30 a.m. on I-81 in the town of Lafayette.
The investigation revealed a 2016 Hino flatbed truck, operated by Jean Edy Silaire, age 38, of West Babylon, was north bound on I-81 when he lost control of the vehicle for unknown reasons. The vehicle overturned and rolled several hundred feet before entering the median and coming to rest on the guide rail. Silaire was ejected in the process and suffered severe head trauma and a broken right arm. He was transported to SUNY Upstate Medical University via ambulance where he succumbed to his injuries.
The investigation continues.