Crime & Public Safety
Charleston Man Killed After Pickup Enters I‑79 Work Zone in Elkview
Just before midnight, a Chevrolet Silverado ran off I‑79 in Elkview, entered an active construction zone and collided with a parked dump truck. The Silverado’s driver, identified as Thomas Edward Wines, 47, of Charleston, was ejected and died at the scene.
The unoccupied pickup then returned to the travel lanes and was struck by a Toyota RAV4; the RAV4’s driver and passenger were uninjured. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office Reconstruction Team is conducting the ongoing investigation into the sequence of crashes.
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