UPDATE: Suspect in Fatal Turnpike Accident Claims He Fell Asleep - Beckley, Bluefield & Lewisburg News, Weather, Sports

UPDATE: Suspect in Fatal Turnpike Accident Claims He Fell Asleep

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Courtesy Safety Patrol Officer Wyatt Harris of Coal City was killed accident along I-77 at around 2 a.m. Sunday. 

According to Turnpike Police the Safety Patrol Officer was assisting a stranded driver on the southbound lane of I-77 near Pax when he was hit by a passing vehicle.

The incident remains under investigation, but state troopers said the driver stated that he fell asleep just before the accident.