Texas Man Killed In Buffalo Twp Crash

May 8, 2026 4:51 am

The Washington County Coroners Office has identified the person killed in a crash Thursday afternoon along Interstate 70 in Buffalo Township.  23 year old Joshua Hopkins of Austin, Texas was pronounced dead at the scene.  A cause and manner of death are pending.  The coroner says he was the operator and sole occupant of a car traveling eastbound on the Interstate when he lost control, crossed the median and collided head-on with a tractor trailer in the westbound lanes near mile-marker 10.  He was wearing a seatbelt.  State Police are investigating.