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UPDATE: Man Killed in Lincoln County Accident; Name Released

By: Jeremy Edwards Email
Updated: Tue 2:14 PM, Aug 07, 2012

UPDATE: 8/7/2012 7:25 p.m.
LINCOLN COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- We now know the name of a man who was killed in a truck accident in Lincoln County.

West Virginia State Police say Leeroy Halstead, 40 was the passenger in a truck when it crashed into a power pole on Route 3 near Duval.

The accident happened Monday about 9:00 p.m.

He was flown to Cabell Huntington Hospital, where he later died.

The driver of the truck, Jason Long was not hurt in the accident.

Troopers are still investigating what caused the crash.



ORIGINAL STORY
LINCOLN COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A man is dead after a crash in Lincoln County.

West Virginia State Police tell WSAZ.com the man was riding in a pickup truck when it crashed into a power pole on Route 3 near Duval.

The accident happened about 9:00 p.m. Monday.

The man was flown to CAMC General, where he died a short time later.

The driver of the truck was not hurt.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

The man's name has not been released.


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