The 73-year-old motorcyclist, Charles Burchhardt, was described as an experienced rider, with years of riding under his belt.

Now, residents have water again, but a boil water advisory is in effect until testing can be completed.

The cause and circumstances are still being investigated. No tickets or charges have been issued so far.

ALTAMONT — A pedestrian in a village crosswalk was hit by a van on Monday, Dec. 28.

The driver told police he did not see anyone in the roadway, but heard a “thump and a woman’s scream,” said the accident report.

“Everything was 100 percent,” said Steve Oliver, highway superintendent. “We are still not really sure about the how, what, and why of the accident.”

Sean McCutcheon tripped and fell, and the truck backed over him, according to a release from the Guilderland Police Department. 

The cattle killed this month in a tipped tractor trailer are the subject of a campaign to raise awareness about transportation accidents in the meat industry.

Berne neighbors of Charles Tommell Jr. helped him after a tractor trailer carrying his cattle tipped over; Tommell said the driver had had an unblemished record.