ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION Tractor-Trailer Hydroplanes On Interstate 77; Lanes Still Open
Reported by: Kristin Keeling
Videographer: Bob Frank
Web Producer: Kristin Keeling
Reported: Dec. 18, 2012 7:47 AM EST
Updated: Dec. 18, 2012 9:18 AM EST
EYEWITNESS ONLINE WEBCAST VIDEO C L I C K T O P L A Y
Paint Creek
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
Slick roads may be the cause of a messy tractor-trailer accident along Interstate 77 Tuesday morning.
Police said the driver of the truck hydroplaned near mile marker 74 in Paint Creek in Kanawha County. The truck hit the concrete median, crossed traffic and came to a stop off the interstate.
Other vehicles hit debris while approaching the accident.
No injuries were reported.
Traffic was slow near the scene, but both lanes were still open.
W.Va. bridge named for Civil War soldier June 19, 2013 7:22 AM EDT A bridge in West Virginia has been named in honor of a Union soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during a Civil War battle in Virginia.
Fed: fracking study won't be done until 2016 June 19, 2013 7:15 AM EDT A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official tells an Ohio fracking conference that a study of the threat to drinking water from the shale-drilling process won't be completed until 2016.
June 13, 2013 Rio Bravo-South Charleston; Pizza Hut-Kanawha City; Fifth Quarter makes the list. Find out who has violations and who gets the Clean Kitchen Award!