MASON COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Mason County Sheriff Corey Miller tells WSAZ he has spoken to the victim of a tractor trailer crash on Route 35, which sent a tractor trailer driver to the hospital.
Sheriff Miller says the victim is a man from California, and “he’s doing great.” He adds the man should be released from the hospital this week, as early as Wednesday.
The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is now working to locate where the man’s truck was towed off to, and to find whoever caused the crash.
They’re asking for anyone with information to come forward.
MASON COUNTY, W.Va. (AP) - A tractor trailer driver is in the hospital Tuesday morning after a hit and run accident on Route 35.
Mason County Sheriff Corey Miller says two tractor trailers collided on Route 35 near Cornstalk Road around 12:15 a.m..
The drivers pulled off to the side of Route 35 to inspect the damage.
One of the drivers was then hit by a third tractor trailer that did not stop.
Sheriff Miller says the third driver may not have realized he struck something.
The driver who was hit was transported to Pleasant Valley Hospital then life flighted to another hospital.
Miller says the victim was life flighted to the hospital and is in stable condition.
Keep checking on WSAZ.com for the latest information.
MASON COUNTY, W.Va. (AP) - A man is in the hospital after he was hit by a vehicle along Route 35 in Mason County, W.Va.
It happened around 12:15 a.m. Tuesday along Route 35 and Cornstalk Road.
Mason County dispatchers tell us the man was taken by helicopter for treatment.
There is no word on his identity or extent of his injuries.
Route 35 was closed for two hours as a result of the accident.
The roadway is back open to drivers.
The Mason County Sheriff’s department is investigating.
Keep checking on WSAZ.com for the latest information.