W.Va. – West Virginia Sate Police said a 25-year-old woman was killed after being hit by a tractor trailer.
According to State Police, on Sunday, January 5, 2025, Sergeant J. L. Barker and Corporal J.B. Grose were sent to a multiple vehicle crash on Interstate 77 south bound, near mile marker 87.
25-year-old Alexis Vega, from Cleveland, Ohio, was driving south bound on Interstate 77 when she lost control of her vehicle and hit the concrete median barrier and came to rest sideways in both south bound traffic lanes.
State Police said Vega exited her vehicle and was walking in the traffic lanes. Another driver saw Vega in the roadway and stopped to help her.
While trying to help Vega off the roadway, State Police said a tractor trailer was driving on Interstate 77 southbound and hit the witnesses vehicle and Vega. Vega was taken to the hospital and later died as a result of the incident, according to State Police.
Alexis Vega’s next of kin was notified.
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