Truck driver ticketed for rollover crash that spilled garbage in NYS Thruway Service Area parking lot

New York State Police (NYSP) ticketed a truck driver after a rollover crash at a New York State Thruway Service Area.

Just before 9:00 p.m. on June 25, 2026, NYSP Troop T responded to a rollover truck crash at the Malden Service Area of the New York State (NYS) Thruway (I-87) in Saugerties.

Troopers said that 35-year-old New Jersey-based truck driver Michelle Paulino Rosario was behind the wheel of a 2016 Freightliner when she lost control as she entered the service area.

The truck overturned and spilled its load of garbage in the Service Area parking lot.

Firefighters and EMS responded to the scene to help extricate Rosario from the crashed truck. She was transported to a hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

“Speed appeared to be a contributing factor in the crash,” NYSP said.

Police said that the garbage spill was contained to the truck parking lot at the Service Area, and no lane closures or traffic obstructions occurred.

Rosario was issued citations for vehicle and traffic law violations and is due in Saugerties Town Court at a later date, NYSP said.