Woman Killed in I-79 Accident Involving Single Vehicle

January 27, 2011 - Harrison County, W.V. - One person was killed Tuesday evening in a single vehicle accident in Harrison County.

WBOY reports that the accident occurred at around 11 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate 79 in Harrison County, close to mile marker 116 and Quiet Dell. Jaquelyn Schindler, 29, of Clarksburg, was driving southbound on I-79 when she lost control of her vehicle.

Schindler's vehicle drove off of the roadway and rolled over. The vehicle finally came to a stop the edge of some trees. Schindler was killed in the I-79 accident.

No other vehicles were involved in the accident. There were no passengers in Schindler's vehicle at the time of the crash. There were no further injuries.

The cause of the fatal I-79 accident remains to be determined. The accident is under ongoing investigation by West Virginia State Police.

As of Wednesday morning, no further information about the crash had yet been released.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 2009 West Virginia Crash Statistics show that there were 356 fatalities as a result of car accidents in West Virginia.

In an effort to raise awareness of common factors in serious and fatal car accidents in West Virginia, our firm routinely publishes news items about traffic crashes in our region.

Common West Virginia accidents include, but are not limited to:

• single-car crashes;
• tractor-trailer accidents;
• accidents caused by hazardous road conditions; and
• distracted driver crashes.

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