Alabama, N.Y. — A Batavia woman was killed Thursday evening when her SUV struck a dump trailer attached to a disabled farm tractor in Genesee County, according to New York State Police.
Investigators said Victoria Klimczak, 64, was driving east on Lewiston Road in the town of Alabama around 7:35 p.m. when she struck the trailer, which was parked on the shoulder with its hazard lights activated.
Police said Klimczak failed to notice the hazard lights. She died at the scene.
The New York State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit and Bureau of Criminal Investigation assisted with the investigation.