Phillip J. Miller, 26, dead after 3 tractor trailers collide on I-81 in Binghamton, New York
Witness to fatal, fiery Binghamton crash on I-81: 'I thought it was a plane'
"When I first saw the black column of smoke I thought it was a plane to be honest with you," Binghamton resident Richard Smith told WBNG. "I have never seen that much smoke from a car accident or a truck accident."
Three tractor-trailers collided Wednesday morning on Rt. 17/I-81 near Exit 3 to Broad Avenue around 9 a.m. Traffic was backed up for miles as the northbound lanes were closed for nearly two hours and the southbound lanes were closed until about 5 p.m.
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Miller leaves behind his fiancée, Crystal Allen, and their 7-week-old son, Bryer Miller, his family members said. Miller and Allen, after a two-year relationship, were expecting to be married next summer, Allen said Thursday.
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