Fatal crash report

Fatal crash in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia

October 14, 2021 · FARS case 2021-540201

Location as recorded in the police report (40.0765, -80.5556). It may be approximate.
Deaths
1
Vehicles
3
People involved
4
Time
19:50
Thursday

Location and conditions

Road
I-70
Route type
Interstate
Area
Rural
Weather
Clear
Lighting
Dark - Not Lighted
Junction
Non-Junction
Intersection type
Not an Intersection
Manner of collision
Front-to-Rear
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In-Transport

Vehicles and occupants

Vehicle 1: 2017 Ford F-350

Medium and heavy trucks · 0 deaths in this vehicle · Speeding-related · Police-reported drinking driver

  • Driver · Age 35-44 Suspected minor injury

Vehicle 2: 2019 Ford Escape

SUVs · 1 death in this vehicle

  • Driver · Age 65-74 Suspected serious injury
  • Passenger · Age 65-74 Fatal injury

Vehicle 3: 2022 Freightliner Cascadia

Medium and heavy trucks · 0 deaths in this vehicle

  • Driver · Age 65-74 No apparent injury

More about this area

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). FARS records contain no names. Ages are shown as bands and locations as reported by police.