Accident News Reports

• Update: State Police name deceased victim of construction accident at I-79 bridge

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 18 views
  • Sep 22, 2026 09:58am
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia State Police on Tuesday evening identified a man who died Tuesday morning as a result of an industrial accident in a work zone on an ... Read More

• Troopers conduct extraction near I-79 / I-68 split in Mon County after vehicle flips

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 36 views
  • Sep 01, 2026 5:00pm
  A single-vehicle accident reported near the Interstate 79 / Interstate 68 split in Monongalia County prompted the need for an extraction from first responders. Officials with MECCA 911 confirmed that ... Read More

• Update: Minor injuries reported after 4-vehicle accident shuts down I-79 southbound near Goshen Road exit

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 42 views
  • Jun 12, 2026 08:29am
  A 4-vehicle accident has shut down the I-79 Southbound lane near the Goshen Road Exit in Monongalia County, according to 911 officials. Read More

• Harrison County juvenile dead after crash in Morgantown, investigation underway

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 79 views
  • Mar 15, 2026 07:27am
  According to the Monongalia County Sheriff's Office, the accident occurred at around 4:30 a.m. on I-79 southbound at mile marker 143. Read More

• No intentional wrongdoing alleged in crash blamed for death of US Rep. Baird's wife

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 53 views
  • Mar 05, 2026 6:18pm
  West Virginia authorities have not alleged any criminal wrongdoing against the driver blamed for the crash that badly injured Indiana Congressman Jim Baird ... Read More

• Fatal crash in Monongalia County

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 111 views
  • Nov 10, 2025 10:45am
  STAR CITY, W.Va. - One person was killed in a Monday morning crash on I-79 in Monongalia County. Deputies report the crash between a tractor-trailer and a passenger car was reported at mile marker 155 ... Read More

• No injuries after busy day for Monongalia County Sheriff's deputies

  • West Virginia
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 78 views
  • Oct 02, 2025 10:45am
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Wednesday for the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department was a busy one. There was a significant crash on I-79 northbound at the I-69 split during the morning commute, a ... Read More

• I-79N shut down near W.Va. / Pa. state line due to vehicle accident

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 145 views
  • May 13, 2025 06:25am
  All lanes of I-79 North are shut down near the West Virginia and Pennsylvania state line Tuesday morning due to a vehicle accident. Read More

• I-79 northbound still closed from early morning crash in Monongalia County, WV

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 125 views
  • May 13, 2025 06:14am
  The northbound lanes of Interstate 79 near the West Virginia / Pennsylvania line have been closed for several hours after a vehicle accident Tuesday morning. Read More

• Multiple counties see vehicle accidents due to ice, roads closed

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 136 views
  • Jan 18, 2025 06:41am
  The Harrison County 911 log shows multiple vehicle accidents beginning at 7 a.m. on Webster Pike, Davisson Run Road, Old Davisson Run Road, 50 west in Clarksburg, Milford Street, Good Hope Pike, ... Read More

• Update: I-79 reopens in Monongalia County after wreck

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 136 views
  • Jul 02, 2024 2:59pm
  Both southbound lanes of traffic on Interstate 79 are closed following a vehicle accident in the area Tuesday evening. Read More

• Pennsylvania man charged in I-79 crash that killed two people in West Virginia

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 248 views
  • Mar 18, 2024 1:26pm
  A Pennsylvania man has been charged in connection with a deadly crash on Interstate 79 in West Virginia earlier this year.Thomas Horner III, 39, is charged with two counts of negligent homicide and ... Read More

• One dead in Monongalia County crash

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 175 views
  • Jan 03, 2024 04:53am
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Authorities are investigating a deadly wreck that took place Wednesday morning on Interstate 79 in Monongalia County. The multi-vehicle crash happended at around 7:30 in the ... Read More

• Update: Two killed, 2 hospitalized in I-79 wreck in Monongalia County (West Virginia) Wednesday

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 146 views
  • Jan 02, 2024 3:59pm
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) - Two individuals died and another two were taken to the hospital following a vehicle accident on Interstate 79 in Monongalia County on Wednesday morning. Monongalia ... Read More

• Three separate accidents back-up I-68 Monday morning

  • West Virginia
  • Morgantown
  • I-79

  • source: Bing
  • 141 views
  • Oct 30, 2023 2:36pm
  Interstate 68 westbound lanes backed up briefly on Monday morning following three vehicle accidents that occurred in a short time period near the I-68 and I-79 interchange. ['] ... Read More

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