Greene County Man Killed In I-79 Crash In Amwell Township

January 24, 2021 1:12 am

A Greene County man was killed in an accident just after six o’clock Friday morning on Interstate 79. According to the Washington County Coroner’s Office, 54-year-old Timothy Hardin of Jefferson died when his vehicle collided with a tractor trailer.  Authorities say Hardin was traveling north on the interstate in Amwell Township, near the Amity/Lone Pine exit, when his vehicle left the roadway, crossed the median into the southbound lanes and plowed into the truck.  Hardin was taken to Washington Hospital where he was pronounced dead.  Hardin’s cause of death is pending an autopsy.  The trucker, John E. Berry, 62, of McConnelsville, Ohio, was not injured.  Both southbound lanes of the interstate were closed until shortly before ten a.m. Authorities continue to investigate the crash.