CLAY TOWNSHIP -- A single-vehicle crash along I-70 on Sunday has killed 60-year-old William G. Pankey of Aliquippa, Pa.
According to Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers, Pankey was driving a 2004 GMC, which was pulling a camper, eastbound on I-70 at 4:20 p.m.
Witnesses told troopers the camper appeared to be moving back and forth within the lane when the vehicle and camper then crossed into the median. The camper became disconnected and ended up on its side. The GMC crossed the median and overturned into the westbound lanes of I-70.
Pankey was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. A female occupant, Jill Pankey, 59, and also of Aliquippa, Pa., was transported to Miami Valley Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash. The crash remains under investigation.
January 6 coverage:
Fatal Accident Causes Lane Closure on I-70
CLAYTON -- A serious crash on I-70 has caused all westbound lanes shut down near mile marker 24 in Clayton.
According to dispatch, the accident involves a SUV with a trailer attached to it.
The vehicle flipped and one person was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Another person in the vehicle has died.
I-70 eastbound has only one lane open and traffic is moving slowly.
We'll have the latest information on this accident at ABC 22 at 11pm.
According to Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers, Pankey was driving a 2004 GMC, which was pulling a camper, eastbound on I-70 at 4:20 p.m.
Witnesses told troopers the camper appeared to be moving back and forth within the lane when the vehicle and camper then crossed into the median. The camper became disconnected and ended up on its side. The GMC crossed the median and overturned into the westbound lanes of I-70.
Pankey was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. A female occupant, Jill Pankey, 59, and also of Aliquippa, Pa., was transported to Miami Valley Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash. The crash remains under investigation.
January 6 coverage:
Fatal Accident Causes Lane Closure on I-70
CLAYTON -- A serious crash on I-70 has caused all westbound lanes shut down near mile marker 24 in Clayton.
According to dispatch, the accident involves a SUV with a trailer attached to it.
The vehicle flipped and one person was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Another person in the vehicle has died.
I-70 eastbound has only one lane open and traffic is moving slowly.
We'll have the latest information on this accident at ABC 22 at 11pm.