Mike Johnson, of Herkimer, New York, was on his way to work when a chunk of ice from an oncoming truck went flying off and smashed into his windshield.
In separate incidents a Schenectady woman accused of drunk driving allegedly hit a church and house in Esperance; the driver of a Jeep lost control and hit a bus.
Police are investigating many weather-related crashes on the Thruway in Westchester and Rockland Counties after freezing rain made roads treacherous on Jan. 5, 2022.