JULY 2, 2015
ST. ALBANS, WEST VIRGINIA
Kanawha County deputies have
released the name of the motorcyclist who died from his injuries
sustained in a crash on Coal River Road outside St. Albans.
Richard “Dick” Smoot, 67, of Tornado was pronounced dead at an area
hospital after the wreck that occurred about 7:15 a.m. Thursday near
Mountain Breeze Lane, according to a news release from the Kanawha
County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said a pickup truck crossed the center line in a curve and
struck the motorcycle in a head-on crash. The motorcyclist was thrown
from the bike. The driver of the pickup truck, Mathew Smith, 21, of
Hurricane, had minor injuries but was not transported by ambulance,
deputies said.
Coal River Road was closed from the time of the crash until about
10:15 a.m. for an investigation into the matter. Investigators have
collected evidence and taken measurements. The evidence and information
will have to be reviewed before any causes or contributing factors are
sure.
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. -- Kanawha County deputies said a motorcyclist has
died from injuries sustained in a wreck on Coal River Road outside St.
Albans.
The man was driving a motorcycle that was involved in a collision
with a pickup truck. Metro 911 said the wreck happened about 7:15 a.m.
Thursday in the area of 137 Mountain Breeze Lane.
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. -- A motorcyclist was seriously injured in an
accident Thursday morning on Coal River Road outside St. Albans,
deputies said.
The accident happened about 7:15 a.m. in the area of 137 Mountain
Breeze Lane outside of St. Albans, Metro 911 said. An emergency
dispatcher said the roadway would be shut down for quite some time.
Kanawha County deputies said a pickup truck was traveling south while
the motorcyclist was traveling north when the wreck happened.
An accident reconstruction crew is on the way to the scene.
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. – A section of Coal River Road is shut down
Thursday morning after an accident involving a motorcycle and a pickup
truck, Metro 911 said.
The wreck occurred about 7:15 a.m. in the area of 137 Mountain Breeze Lane outside of St. Albans, an emergency dispatcher said.
One person was transported to the hospital.
Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies responded to the accident.
** Kanawha County Sheriff's Office Photo
The wreck occurred about 7:15 a.m. in the area of 137 Mountain Breeze Lane outside of St. Albans, an emergency dispatcher said.
One person was transported to the hospital.
Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies responded to the accident.
** Kanawha County Sheriff's Office Photo
Source:http://www.wchstv.com