Man killed in crash on I-79
A West Virginia man was killed Monday evening in a fatal one-vehicle crash on Interstate 79 in Franklin Township.
State police said Daniel A. Deleon, 22, of Morgantown was traveling erratically southbound around 8 p.m. at a high rate of speed when his 1999 Isuzu Rodeo traveled into the grass median near mile marker 16 and began rolling over. The vehicle rolled back onto Interstate 79 and Deleon was ejected from the vehicle and landed on the concrete berm, police said.
Deleon was flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va. for treatment of injuries and was later pronounced dead.
Police said Deleon was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident and later tested positive for opiates.
Police were assisted at the scene by Southwest EMS, Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department and Stat Medevac.