Comments on: Diesel Fuel Tanker Truck Fire Shuts I-79, Northwest of Morgantown WV https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2015/05/09/diesel-fuel-tanker-truck-fire-shuts-i-79-northwest-of-morgantown-wv/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: DP Update (5/14/15) https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2015/05/09/diesel-fuel-tanker-truck-fire-shuts-i-79-northwest-of-morgantown-wv/#comment-169860 DP Update (5/14/15) Fri, 15 May 2015 18:06:42 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=14532#comment-169860 <strong>No restocking for stream affected by tanker spill</strong> Morgantown Dominion Post, May 14, 2015 Morgantown, WV — There should be no long-term damage to Scotts Run from the diesel fuel spilled from a tanker wreck, according to a Division of Natural Resources (DNR) representative. On Friday, May 8, a tanker truck blew a tire and rolled over on Interstate 79 near the Star City exit. The tanker was carrying 4,500 gallons of diesel fuel. Some of the fuel ran off into the nearby stream. The truck’s driver, Casey P. Joseph, 26, was taken by helicopter to the UPMC Mercy Burn Center in Pittsburgh, where he remained in critical condition Wednesday afternoon, May 13, spokeswoman Amy Charley said. Dave Wellman, who is with the state’s DNR, said there was a fish kill, of mostly smaller fish such as minnows and suckers. He didn’t have a total for the number of fish killed, but said it would total a few thousand. No restocking for stream affected by tanker spill

Morgantown Dominion Post, May 14, 2015

Morgantown, WV — There should be no long-term damage to Scotts Run from the diesel fuel spilled from a tanker wreck, according to a Division of Natural Resources (DNR) representative.

On Friday, May 8, a tanker truck blew a tire and rolled over on Interstate 79 near the Star City exit. The tanker was carrying 4,500 gallons of diesel fuel. Some of the fuel ran off into the nearby stream.

The truck’s driver, Casey P. Joseph, 26, was taken by helicopter to the UPMC Mercy Burn Center in Pittsburgh, where he remained in critical condition Wednesday afternoon, May 13, spokeswoman Amy Charley said.

Dave Wellman, who is with the state’s DNR, said there was a fish kill, of mostly smaller fish such as minnows and suckers. He didn’t have a total for the number of fish killed, but said it would total a few thousand.

]]> By: WDTV News 5 (5/11/15) https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2015/05/09/diesel-fuel-tanker-truck-fire-shuts-i-79-northwest-of-morgantown-wv/#comment-169659 WDTV News 5 (5/11/15) Tue, 12 May 2015 04:39:44 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=14532#comment-169659 UPDATE: Friday's Diesel Truck Accident Result of Blown Tire? Written by Alex Wiederspiel, WDTV, May 11, 2015 The Monongalia County Sheriff's Department believes that a blown tire may have led to an accident on Friday afternoon that brought traffic to a screeching halt on I-79 and sent one man to the Pittsburgh Burn Center for injuries suffered at the scene.   A diesel truck, owned by Coen Transport of Washington, Pa., rolled on I-79  south near mile marker 156, caught fire, and injured 26-year-old driver Casey P. Joseph. Media outlets are reporting that Joseph is in critical condition.   The scene is still being reconstructed by deputies from the Sheriff's Department.   Crews from The Star City Police Department, Westover Police Department, HealthNet, DEP, Monongalia County Hazmat Team, Department of Highways, Star City VFD, Blacksville VFD, Cassville VFD, Granville VFD, Cool Springs VFD, Monongalia County Emergency Medical Service, Miller Environmental Services and Insana Tow Service all responded to the scene.   UPDATE: Friday’s Diesel Truck Accident Result of Blown Tire?
Written by Alex Wiederspiel, WDTV, May 11, 2015

The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department believes that a blown tire may have led to an accident on Friday afternoon that brought traffic to a screeching halt on I-79 and sent one man to the Pittsburgh Burn Center for injuries suffered at the scene.
 
A diesel truck, owned by Coen Transport of Washington, Pa., rolled on I-79  south near mile marker 156, caught fire, and injured 26-year-old driver Casey P. Joseph. Media outlets are reporting that Joseph is in critical condition.
 
The scene is still being reconstructed by deputies from the Sheriff’s Department.
 
Crews from The Star City Police Department, Westover Police Department, HealthNet, DEP, Monongalia County Hazmat Team, Department of Highways, Star City VFD, Blacksville VFD, Cassville VFD, Granville VFD, Cool Springs VFD, Monongalia County Emergency Medical Service, Miller Environmental Services and Insana Tow Service all responded to the scene.
 

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