Crime & Safety
Nearby: Coroner Releases Name of I-79 Crash Victim
The crash happened in the northbound lanes—closing the roadway.
Washington County Coroner Tim Warco has released the identity of a 20-year-old woman who died in a crash on Interstate 79 north in Amwell Township around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Warco said Sarah Marie Graham, of Bear Den Road, in Frederick, MD, died from trauma. He ruled the death an accident, according to a release.
Graham was a passenger in a Ford sedan traveling northbound in the passing lane of I-79 at mile marker 23.
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The driver of that vehicle reportedly lost control, struck a guardrail and was then hit by another vehicle traveling north in the driving lane, according to Warco.
Graham was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The crash closed the roadway, according to the Observer-Reporter.
The driver was transported to a Pittsburgh hospital with unknown injuries.
Warco was assisted at the scene by Amwell Township and Lone Pine fire departments.
The crash is under investigation by state police in Washington.
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