The driver of a tractor-trailer that lost its brakes while traveling Westbound on Washington Pike was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash Friday, July 18.
Police investigating the accident say that brake failure was the cause of the crash and have confirmed the name of the driver, 62-year-old Gerald Davis Jr.
Wellsburg Police Chief Mike Allman confirmed that Davis possessed a Texas commercial driver’s license.
“Initial indications are he lost his brakes on…
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