Woman Dead After Being Hit By Truck, Dragged For Miles In West Virginia
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP/KDKA) - Authorities in West Virginia say a woman has died after being hit by a truck then dragged under another vehicle for miles.
Wheeling Police Department spokesman Philip Stahl says officers received a report on the initial crash around 6:30 a.m. Thursday on Warwood Ave. near Route 2.
Pedestrian Fatality Under Investigation pic.twitter.com/yoOR05Ipb9
— Wheeling, WV Police (@WheelingPolice) November 7, 2019
He says the first driver told police he thought he hit someone, but officers couldn't find a body. The department then received another call around 15 minutes later about a body being dragged by a separate vehicle on Interstate 70 Washington Ave. eastbound exit ramp nearly 5 miles (8 kilometers) away.
Wheeling Police have identified the victim in this morning's fatality as Michelle Lynn Czoka, 54 of Bridgeport, Ohio. A cause of death will be determined by the West Virginia Medical Examiner's Office. Police are continuing their investigation into this morning's chain of events.
— Wheeling, WV Police (@WheelingPolice) November 7, 2019
The woman has been identified as 54-year-old Michelle Lynn Czoka of Bridgeport, Ohio.
Police are still investigating.
(Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)