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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced that the Greenbag Road Corridor Planning and Design Project of the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization will receive $4.2 million from the US government for improvements.  Senators Manchin and Capito jointly announced the government grant.  The money was awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation through its Rebuilding…

MSHA released its preliminary report on August 5, 2022 regarding a fatal mine accident that occurred in August of 2021.  Timothy Collins, a 53-year-old contract truck driver with over 10 years of experience, was fatally injured while conducting a pre-operational examination of a vehicle.  According to the investigation,  Mr. Collins was killed when a dump…

MILL CREEK, WV:  Deputies from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department have charged a bicyclist with DUI after police say he caused an accident on Friday, August 29th, 2022 on Beechnut Drive. At 9 p.m. police began an investigation into a car-bicycle accident and observed both with damage. Police learned the unidentified bike rider was in…

CLARKSBURG, WV – A tragic workplace fatality occurred in March 2022 in the Clarksburg area at around 2:30 pm.  Several pieces of heavy excavation equipment were being operated in the area of East Main Street in Clarksburg, West Virginia.  Wayne Burchard, age 75,  fell in front of a moving excavator and was run over by…

Clarksburg, WV: According to the Harrison County 911 Communication Center, a fatal motorcycle accident was reported on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at the intersection of Lodgeville Road and Emily Drive (Rte 50) near the old Eat’N Park location in Bridgeport. According to officials on the scene, the accident was between a motorcycle and a vehicle,…

KANAWHA COUNTY, WV: A man has been charged with Driving Under the Influence Causing Death after deputies say he caused a crash under the influence that led to a woman losing her unborn baby. The fatal collision happened along I-77 South just after 6:30 a.m. on July 18. West Virginia Code 17C-5-2 states: “Any person…

NETTIE, WV – One person has died and another was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Nicholas County. According to West Virginia State Police, the crash happened around 3:41 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 2022 on WV Route 20 near the Cheer Lane intersection in Nettie. Troopers say a pickup truck with two occupants crossed into…

GRAFTON, WV: On July 15, 2022, first responders were called to the scene of a two-vehicle accident near the intersection of West Main and Sycamore Streets in Grafton. The drivers of both vehicles were transported from the scene of the nearly head-on collision to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Taylor County EMS and the Grafton…

ROWLESBURG, W.Va. – A Preston County man died after two days in the hospital following a two-vehicle accident involving a motorcycle over the weekend. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, motorcyclists risk of a fatal crash is 35 times greater than an occupant in an automobile. According to a release from the…

West Virginia requires all motorcyclists to wear helmets when operating on the roadways. This is unlike other states, where some places do not make this mandatory. Helmets save lives, and they are particularly effective at preventing head and traumatic brain injuries. Here, we want to discuss the motorcycle helmet law in West Virginia. What the…