By: KDKA TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A pedestrian was hit and killed by a tractor trailer along Interstate 70 on Monday morning.
The accident happened just before 7:30 a.m. along the eastern lanes of I-70 near Exit 38 (Mon-Fayette Highway) in Fallowfield Township.
(Photo credit: Chris Hoffman)
According to the Coroner’s Office in Washington County, John Marvin Isenberg III, 33, of Ohio, was working on a vehicle with a disabled vehicle on the right shoulder of the highway when the tractor hit him.
(Photo credit: Chris Hoffman)
Interstate 70 was closed for about three hours, but reopened to traffic at about 10:30 p.m.
Traffic delays – Motorists will incur traffic delays #PaTurnpike Toll 43 South (Mon-Fayette Highway) between Exit 36B and Exit 34 due to a road closure on I-70 East. @PA_Turnpike @TotalTrafficPIT @KDKARadio @KDKAtraffic @WTAE pic.twitter.com/ozRaRZrhuH
– PA Turnpike Alerts (@PATurnpikeAlert) 11 January 2021
Pennsylvania police are investigating the crash.
Stay tuned to KDKA for more information on this evolving story.