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Medical examiner called to I-79 crash in Marion County

PRICKETT’S FORT, W.Va. — The medical examiner has been called to the scene of a crash on I-79 southbound in Marion County.

The crash was reported at 1:15 p.m. Monday at mile marker 139 and reports indicate it involved a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck.

Southbound traffic is being diverted at the Goshen Road exit in southern Monongalia County creating more congestion back to the I-68 split.

State police are investigating.

No other information has been released.





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