FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — A Fayetteville police officer is recovering after being injured in a vehicle wreck Friday afternoon.
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Department says the officer advised dispatchers at around 4 he had been in a crash with a pickup truck on U.S. Route 19 at the Hinkle Road interchange.
The officer was taken to Plateau Medical Center for treatment. He was listed as stable Friday evening.
No other injuries were reported.
U.S. Route 19 southbound was reduced to one lane for about an hour while crews worked to clear the scene.