UPDATE:
The Wheeling Police Department has released the name of the victim from this morning’s accident. The victim’s name is Michelle Lynn Czoka, a 54-year old from Bridgeport, Ohio.
The cause of death will be determined by the West Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office
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Philip Stahl, the public information officer for the Wheeling Police Department, released this statement concerning a fatal accident this morning:
“Wheeling PD is investigating a pedestrian fatality in the 100 block of Warwood Avenue/ WV State Route 2.
“At 6:36 a.m., officers were dispatched for a report of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian, but when officers arrived, a victim could not be located.
“Shortly after, a second 911 call was made at the Interstate 70 Washington Avenue eastbound exit ramp for a vehicle that appeared to be dragging a body.
“Further investigation led police investigators to believe a woman was hit by a pickup truck in Warwood and then dragged by a second vehicle to the Washington Avenue area.
“Police have located the drivers of both vehicles and is working to make positive identification of the adult female victim. The incident is still under investigation. “
At this time, there is no information available concerning the path the second driver navigated to get to Exit 2B along Interstate 70. This article will continue to be updated as additional details are released by the Wheeling Police Department.
