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Tractor-Trailer Blizzard Crash on I-84 in East Fishkill: Why “Weather” is Never an Excuse for Trucking Negligence The images from Interstate 84 in East Fishkill this Monday morning are chilling. A massive tractor-trailer sits mangled along the highway, a victim of the whiteout conditions and powerful nor’easter that slammed the Hudson Valley. While the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the State Police worked heroically to clear the scene in Dutchess County, legal questions are already mounting. When an 80,000-pound commercial vehicle crashes in a blizzard, is it truly an “unavoidable accident,” or is it a documented failure of corporate safety protocols? At Attorney911, we have spent over 27 years litigating catastrophic trucking wrecks. We know that while the winds were high and the visibility was low in East Fishkill, federal law is crystal clear: commercial drivers have a heightened duty of care that does not vanish when the snow starts falling. In fact, that duty becomes even more stringent. If you or a loved one were affected by the chaos on I-84 or any commercial wreck in the Hudson Valley, you need answers. You need to know how the “Extreme Caution” rule applies to this crash, how…