This morning, February 3, 2014, at approximately 6:00 a.m. a crash was reported to Metro 911 at the Cross Lanes interchange with I-64. A vehicle roll-over occurred. The vehicle was driven by a Hurricane Police Officer who was trapped within the vehicle as a result of the crash.
The crash is being investigated by the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. The Deputy Sheriffs who responded to the call are currently assigned to other crashes. With the winter weather leading to more accidents throughout the day I have no reason to expect the crash report before this evening. The information contained in this release was obtained from the Metro 911 call log, and not directly from those who were on the scene this morning. That caveat aside, here are a few more details from the call log:
1. Single vehicle rollover at 0559 hours.
2. Hurricane Police Officer was the involved driver.
3. One person reported the vehicle driven was a Hurricane Police patrol cruiser (no model or vehicle type was provided).
4. Nitro Fire Department had units on scene at 0604 hours.
5. The driver was “heavily entrapped” in the wreckage.
6. The driver was alert and talking during the extrication procedures.
7. Saint Albans Fire Department units were dispatched to assist.
8. The driver was extricated at 0624 hours.
Additional details may be released later today or tomorrow. That release may come after I have read the crash report, fact-checked this release, and learned additional information.
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Corporal B. D. Humphreys
Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office
301 Virginia Street East,
Charleston WV 25301
desk: 304-357-0732 / cell: 304-951-7328
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