An investigation is underway after an individual was struck and killed along Interstate 70 in Washington County on Sunday morning. Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco said in a release that a tractor-trailer operator called 911 at 4 a.m., reporting that he observed what appeared to be a person lying on eastbound Interstate 70. The release said the individual had been found roughly 200 feet from the Chesnut Street on-ramp in North Franklin Township. Officials said the person, later identified as 46-year-old Timothy Booker, of Avella, appeared to have been struck multiple times by multiple vehicles. “It is presumed, not confirmed, that he had been a pedestrian,” Warco said in the release. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
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An investigation is underway after an individual was struck and killed along Interstate 70 in Washington County on Sunday morning.
Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco said in a release that a tractor-trailer operator called 911 at 4 a.m., reporting that he observed what appeared to be a person lying on eastbound Interstate 70.
The release said the individual had been found roughly 200 feet from the Chesnut Street on-ramp in North Franklin Township.
Officials said the person, later identified as 46-year-old Timothy Booker, of Avella, appeared to have been struck multiple times by multiple vehicles.
“It is presumed, not confirmed, that he had been a pedestrian,” Warco said in the release.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.
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