Woman fatally struck by SUV
BRIDGEPORT — A Wheeling woman died Saturday after a vehicle struck her and another pedestrian while they were crossing National Road in Bridgeport.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the deadly crash that occurred just outside the Bridgeport police station. According to a press release issued by the patrol, troopers were called to respond to the incident on U.S. 40 at 12:14 p.m.
The pedestrians involved in the collision were identified as 60-year-old Teri Marshall and 57-year-old George Weekly, both of Wheeling. Marshall died as a result of her injuries and Weekly was seriously injured, according to the patrol.
“A 2013 Dodge Durango driven by Denise Borsos (58) of Martins Ferry was attempting to turn east onto U.S. Route 40 from a private lot north of the roadway,” the patrol states in the release. “Two pedestrians … were attempting to cross U.S. Route 40 from the south side of the roadway to the north side of the roadway.
“As Borsos turned onto U.S. Route 40, she struck both Marshall and Weekly.”
Both Marshall and Weekly were transported to WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital by Bridgeport Fire Department’s emergency medical service.
Borsos was not injured in the crash.
In addition to the patrol and Bridgeport EMS, the Bridgeport Police Department and Belmont County Sheriff’s Department assisted at the scene. National Road was closed to traffic throughout the afternoon as the injured people received emergency medical attention and the subsequent investigation proceeded.
The patrol noted in its release that neither alcohol nor drugs are suspected as factors that led to the crash, which remains under investigation.