Thursday, March 8, 2012

Huntington Man Fatally Struck

{Hurricane, West Virginia}...Putnam County Deputies say 57 year old Troy Hudson of Huntington had pulled his semi to the shoulder of the highway near Hurricane Creek Wednesday night and was on the step on the outside of the truck when a passing tractor trailer clipped mirrors with his truck, knocking him off the truck and underneath the passing tractor trailer. The passing trucker didn't realize he'd hit Hudson, but he stopped a short distance down the road to turn around and exchange information. A motorists spotted Hudson's body in the road, called 911, and tried to administer first aid until paramedics arrived.