Authorities have released additional details about a fatal crash that occurred Wednesday in Kanawha County.
Sharon Williams, 65, of Hansford, died after a pickup truck struck her vehicle around 6:30 p.m. in the 10000 block of East Dupont Avenue near London, according to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said Williams was traveling westbound when she pulled off to the right side of the road and stopped briefly. She then attempted to make a U-turn back onto the roadway, at which point another vehicle struck her.
Williams died at the scene, officials said. A 6-year-old child riding in the vehicle was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
The two people inside the pickup truck were also transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.
The sheriff’s office said officials do not expect to file charges, though the investigation remains ongoing.
Deputies also reminded the public about the importance of properly restraining children in car seats or booster seats, noting the child involved was sitting in the front seat and was not using a booster seat.
The crash closed the roadway for an extended time, but it has since reopened.
ORIGINAL STORY
A deadly crash shut down a section of U.S. 60 in London on Wednesday evening, deputies said.
The collision occurred just before 6:30 p.m. in the 10000 block of East Dupont Avenue near the London Recycling plant, according to an emergency alert from Metro 911.
A pickup truck and a sedan collided, killing the driver of the sedan, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies reported a child was also inside the vehicle and had a bloody nose.
Officials said no one in the pickup truck was injured.
U.S. 60 remained closed for nearly four hours as crews focused on the crash site. The road has since reopened.