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Wrong-way driver killed after Thruway crash in Le Roy
WCVB Boston (Hearst) and WIVB News4 (Nexstar, Buffalo) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 5, 2026 at 6:55 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedWrong-way driver killed after Thruway crash in Le Roy.
The headline splitWIVB News4 (Nexstar, Buffalo) frames it as "Wrong-way driver killed after Thruway crash in Le Roy". WCVB Boston (Hearst) frames it as "Pickup truck driver killed in head-on crash in Mass. town".
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CenterWrong-way driver killed after Thruway crash in Le Roy
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Wrong-way driver killed after Thruway crash in Le Roy
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — New York State Police are investigating a crash on the Thruway that left one dead and another seriously injured late Friday night. It happened just before 11pm in L...
