New York: Arrest Made in Trooper Death

Gary R. Blakley, 66, of Ontario, Canada, surrendered on a warrant more than a year after the death of the 35-year-old trooper. On Dec. 16, 2013, Blakley was driving a tractor-trailer that struck Cunniff's marked State Policecar as he conducted a traffic stop on the Thruway in Amsterdam, State Police said. Blakley was charged Tuesday with three felonies — aggravated criminally negligent homicide, aggravated manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide — as well as misdemeanor reckless driving, unsafely moving from a lane, operating over allowed hours and logbook violations.

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