Man Struck and Killed By Car on I-81 Identified

An ambulance with flashing blue and red lights speeds by at night, blurred by motion.
An ambulance responds to an emergency at night, its lights blurring with motion.

Police have released the name of the man struck and killed by a car on the Interstate 81 overpass by Northern Lights Plaza just after midnight Wednesday morning.

According to the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office, Lonnie Bishop of Mexico exited his vehicle after a minor two-car accident when a third vehicle passing the accident struck him causing fatal injuries.

Paramedics pronounced the 49-year-old dead at the scene. There were no other injuries reported from the accident.

I-81 North was shut down for several hours and the accident remains under investigation.

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