W.Va. man dies after Route 40 crash
A West Virginia man died Wednesday afternoon at a Pittsburgh hospital, about 24 hours after he crashed his pickup truck on Route 40 near Route 221 in Buffalo Township.
Randy Hukill, 54, of Wheeling, died in Allegheny General Hospital from injuries sustained in the crash about 12:20 p.m. New Year’s Day.
State police said Hukill was driving east on Route 40 when his truck went off the road and the passenger side struck a tree. The truck then spun clockwise, and the front of the vehicle hit a second tree.
Police said Hukill got out of his truck and walked about 50 feet to a home in the 3800 block of National Pike (Route 40), where he collapsed on the front stairs. He was flown to the Pittsburgh hospital.
Police said he was not wearing a seat belt, and they believe he struck his head against a car window.
Assisting at the scene were firefighters from Claysville and Washington Ambulance and Chair Service.
Hukill was the first person to die in a crash on Washington County roads this year.