Truck Driver Killed After Chase, Shootout With Police

A tractor-trailer driver involved in a police chase on 390 was shot and killed during a shootout late Wednesday. According to Livingston County Sheriff Tom Dougherty, police in LeRoy attempted to pull the truck over. The driver had originally stopped, but then drove off. An emergency alert was issued to residents in the area, saying “Livingston County currently in pursuit of a tractor trailer 390 SB from Geneseo, he is trying to ram traffic off the highway at this time.” Dougherty said the driver began firing his weapon out of the vehicle’s window near Route 20 and Exit 8 on 390. According to Dougherty, the driver fired multiple rounds at the responding officers, and would oscillate between speeding and going slow, and made several U-turns during the chase. Dougherty said deputies with long guns took shots at the vehicle.


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