Car hauler crashes into Ithaca restaurant, killing 1

ITHACA, N.Y. -- A tractor-trailer hauling cars crashed into an upstate restaurant yesterday, killing one person, causing multiple injuries and collapsing part of the building.

Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick said it wasn't initially clear if the person killed was a pedestrian or in Simeon's restaurant when the truck hit about 4 p.m.

He said four people taken to a hospital had injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, and other people have been treated at the scene.

Myrick said the tractor lodged inside the building and was expected to be towed out soon.

He said the driver was cooperating with police and no charges had been filed. The investigation was continuing.

Ithaca, home to Cornell University and Ithaca College, is 45 miles south of Syracuse. -- AP