I-81

A Central New York driver is lucky to be alive after being in the middle of a massive 12-car pileup in Upstate New York.

An awful situation unfolded on a Central New York highway for several drivers traveling on Interstate 81 outside of the Syracuse-area.

New York State Police is investigating the incident and are asking anyone who may have witnessed the accident or the vehicle that struck the woman to call them.

Slippery roads from snow and ice in central New York is making for dangerous travel. The speed limit on I-81 has been lowered during the storm.

Tractor-trailers have been banned on the New York State Thruway from the Syracuse area to New York City because of the nor'easter that's hitting the region.

Authorities have released the name of the man they say was helping a friend on the side of an upstate New York highway when he was struck by a vehicle and killed.

State police say a 2-year-old boy has been killed in a one-car accident on Interstate 81 in northern New York.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say two people are recovering from gunshot wounds suffered when someone opened fire on their vehicle as they traveled on a central New York highway.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — New York state transportation officials have hired an international engineering firm to examine options for replacing the section of Interstate 81 that cuts through Syracuse.

VIRGIL, N.Y. (AP) — State police say the motorist killed in a collision on a central New York interstate highway was a Long Island woman whose vehicle had run out of gas.