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| Nathan Andrew Thompson, 32, was a Courtesy Patrol employee for the WV Parkways Authority. |
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| West Virginia Parkways Authority employee Richard Lambert died after a tractor-trailer driven by James Crandall, 52, of Reesville, Ohio hit two Parkways Authority vehicles on the side of the road and the three employees standing next to them Thursday along Interstate 77 in Mercer County, West Virginia |
Second victim in Interstate 77 crash succumbs to injuries in hospital
By EMILY RICE Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Aug 19, 2018
CAMP CREEK, WV —
A crash Thursday afternoon on Interstate 77 has claimed the life of two employees of the West Virginia Parkways Authority. One employee remains in critical condition.
Richard Lambert, 21, of the Kegley area of Mercer County succumbed to his injuries and passed away at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital on Saturday, according to a release from the West Virginia State Police. Nathan Thompson, 32, of the Kegley area was pronounced deceased at the scene Thursday after a crash at the 23 mile marker of I-77 near Camp Creek. Ethan Kestner, 19, of the Princeton area was listed in critical/stable condition, according to Sgt. C.F. Kane of WVSP.
All three men are employees of the West Virginia Parkways Authority (WVPA), Kane said. The operator of the tractor-trailer in the crash was James Crandall, 52, of Reesville, Ohio.
The crash occurred about 3:42 p.m. Thursday when the southbound tractor-trailer collided with two WVPA vehicles that were parked along the roadway, investigators said. The three WVPA employees were standing near these vehicles. Crandall was not injured. The cause of the crash was still under investigation Saturday.
Gov. Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice issued a statement soon after Thompson, Kestner and Lambert were identified.
“We are absolutely devastated and heartbroken after learning about this tragic accident,” the governor and First Lady said. “Please join us in praying for the family, friends, and co-workers of these three men. It is an extremely sad day for West Virginia.”
First responders including the Bluestone Valley Volunteer Fire Department, the Ghent Volunteer Fire Department, Beaver Volunteer Fire Department, the Princeton Rescue Squad, Jan-Care Ambulance, and West Virginia Transportation Division officers were also dispatched Thursday to the scene
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PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) — State Police say a second person has died in a truck accident on the West Virginia Turnpike.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports State Police say in a news release that 21-year-old West Virginia Parkways Authority employee Richard Lambert died Saturday at a hospital in Roanoke, Virginia.
State Police said a tractor-trailer hit two Parkways Authority vehicles on the side of the road and the three employees standing next to them Thursday along Interstate 77 in Mercer County. Also killed was 32-year-old Parkways employee Nathan Thompson. Both Thompson and Lambert were from the Kegley area. Nineteen-year-old Ethan Kestner of the Princeton area was injured.
The accident remains under investigation.
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| West Virginia Parkways Authority employee Richard Lambert died after a tractor-trailer driven by James Crandall, 52, of Reesville, Ohio hit two Parkways Authority vehicles on the side of the road and the three employees standing next to them Thursday along Interstate 77 in Mercer County, West Virginia |
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Nathan Andrew Thompson PRINCETON, WV
Nathan Andrew Thompson, 32, of Princeton, died Thursday, August 16, 2018. Born February 1, 1986 in Princeton, he was the son of Freal Thompson, Jr. of Kegley and Nancy Lilly Thompson of Camp Creek.
Nathan Andrew Thompson, 32, was a Courtesy Patrol employee for the WV Parkways Authority. He was a survivalist who loved the outdoors and his family. He was always there for anyone who needed help.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Gabby Lilly; and nephew, Richard Lambert.