US EditionConstruction worker killed by tractor-trailer on West Virginia Turnpike
- James Harper, a West Virginia Parkways Authority worker, died on Monday after a tractor-trailer struck him in a work zone.
- The tragic incident occurred around 11 a.m. On Interstate 77 southbound, near mile marker 92, just south of Charleston.
- Harper, age 23, was patching asphalt with other workers when a semi-truck entered the work zone and struck him.
- Witnesses said the truck driver, Anvar Sabirov, 28, was seen entering the work zone, while Sabirov stated he saw the victim late; Bamabi stated, "he was seated on a roller machine near the victim."
- Harper died at the scene, and authorities suspect distracted driving contributed; Sabirov was charged with vehicular manslaughter and released on a $3,300 bond, pending further investigation.
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Beckley man identified as worker killed on I-77, one man arrested and charged
CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) -- A Beckley man was identified as the construction worker killed on I-77 in Kanawha County on Monday, April 14, 2025. According to the West Virginia State Police, at 10:46 AM, Parkways Control received a report of a Parkways employee, now identified as 23-year-old James Harper, of Beckley, being hit by a commercial vehicle that was travelling in the southbound lanes near mile marker 92. The driver of the vehicle was ident…
Construction worker killed by tractor-trailer on West Virginia Turnpike
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — A worker doing asphalt repairs on the West Virginia Turnpike was struck and killed Monday morning in Kanawha County. According to a release from the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT), a West Virginia Turnpike employee doing asphalt work was struck by a tractor-trailer at around 11 a.m. near the 92.5 mile marker of Interstate 77 South near Marmet. The release said that the tractor-trailer driver was app…
Beckley Register-Herald
My BuckhannonTurnpike worker struck and killed while working on roadway
CHARLESTON, WV – An employee of the West Virginia Turnpike was struck and killed Monday morning while doing asphalt work on the Turnpike, according to a statement from the West Virginia Department of Transportation.
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