Shawn Williams, a 53-year-old driver from Virginia, had a rough Thursday morning commute in Central New York. His box truck met the Onondaga Lake Parkway railroad bridge at around 7:45 a.m., and as you might expect from a truck versus a bridge encounter, the bridge won. Convincingly.
When Onondaga County Sheriff’s deputies asked Williams why he plowed into a bridge that the state of New York has essentially wrapped in caution tape and flashing neon, his explanation was refreshingly simple: he didn’t see the signs.
The signs. All 50-plus of them…