Semi and Jeep crash near Route 10; 2 patients reported

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10/24/2026 02:00 PM

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Logan, WV

Semi and Jeep crash near Route 10; 2 patients reported

A semi and a Jeep crashed near Logan Creek Road by Route 10 in Logan County. Two patients were reported, with air medical launched and a landing zone set on Route 10 southbound.

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Incident Timeline

around 4:30–5 p.m. local time on Saturday, Oct. 24

Deputy on duty in cruiser before afternoon patrol crash

On a Saturday afternoon, a sheriff’s deputy in Logan County was on duty and driving a marked cruiser near the rural intersection of Route 10 and Rum Creek Road between the communities of Dabney and Lyburn, an area that carries both local traffic and heavy coal trucks. A passenger was riding in the cruiser as they traveled along the four‑lane section of the highway.
4:54 p.m.

Coal truck and deputy’s Jeep‑style cruiser collide on new Route 10

Around late afternoon, a coal truck and a Jeep‑style sheriff’s office cruiser collided at the intersection of Route 10 and Rum Creek/Logan Creek Road on the newer four‑lane section of the highway. The impact left the deputy and the passenger in the cruiser badly hurt and prompted a flood of 911 calls reporting a semi versus vehicle crash involving what callers believed to be a sheriff’s vehicle.

00:58

Logan County Public Safety

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00:00

This is Fire Company 1000.

00:01

Fire Company 1000, respond to Rum Creek for a vehicle versus semi truck, 1657.

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Fire

00:06

Company 1000, respond to Rum Creek for a vehicle versus semi truck, 1657.

00:10

This is EMS supervisor 6070.

00:13

Supervisor 6070, respond to Rum Creek for a semi versus vehicle, 1657.

00:18

I copy. 1658.

00:20

Do you have any updates?

00:21

We're getting a roll that way.

00:23

It sounds like it's still in the far lane side.

00:24

Did you say this is on the old right there?

00:27

I'm on Old Route 10.

00:28

I should be there before anyone else.

00:31

I'm trying to get an update.

00:32

What particularly she has.

00:33

Oh, we can tell it sounds like it's a coal truck versus a deputy.

00:36

Sheriff.

00:37

We're trying to figure out further now.

00:39

We're getting blown up with calls.

00:40

It's a coal truck versus a vehicle.

00:42

Sixty, I'll show you now.

00:45

The run number is going to be (number withheld) .

00:48

Three (number withheld) , you are responding to run three four.

00:51

Sixteen fifty-seven.

00:52

Are you saying it's on the four lane side?

00:54

Yeah, ten four.

00:56

It sounds like it's going to be on the four lane side.

00:58

Go ahead.
5:00 p.m.

Dispatch confirms semi versus Jeep near Logan Creek and possible deputy involvement

As more information comes in, dispatchers clarify that the wreck is on the new four‑lane Route 10 near Logan Creek/Rum Creek Road and involves a semi and a Jeep that may be a sheriff’s office vehicle. Radio traffic notes that the Jeep is believed to be a red sheriff’s unit and that there are two patients from the cruiser, while responders work to determine the extent of injuries and request additional EMS and fire support.

01:28

Logan County Public Safety

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1700 from Creek Road, we have a call for semi versus 13.

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We've been advised there's a sheriff's office vehicle.

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Vehicle. So we have a call here on around 1700 .

00:12

You are calling to Logan Creek Road.

00:13

We have a semi versus jeep.

00:15

We're not sure of any injuries on traffic at this time.

00:17

A possibly shares off of the vehicle.

00:19

This is me on the four line.

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It's going to be on a new route again on four line side of the farmer's field around three.

00:25

Four line.

00:26

Five eight nine central.

00:27

Vehicle break. Go ahead.

00:28

We've been advised one of the possible vehicles is a sheriff's office vehicle.

00:32

We've got EMS fire response.

00:35

Vehicle four, I'm past the speedway.

00:39

Copy, 10-10-2.

00:40

Do they know what unit it may be?

00:44

We're unsure. It's got to be Sheriff's Office 24.

00:46

They're saying it's a Jeep.

00:47

He's the only one that's in a Jeep.

00:49

Also, it's red.

00:50

We're getting Galax started that way.

00:51

Try to get the semi off there.

00:52

Do they know any injuries?

00:54

I'll talk to you next time.

00:56

So we got to get Galax there 1st .

00:58

We'll keep you updated.

00:59

167, you want to get a five on Galax?

01:01

10-4, ETA on scene probably about 15 seconds.

01:04

Let you know as soon as we get there.

01:06

10-4, copy.

01:07

10-4, copy.

01:11

10-4.

01:13

Roger, I'm taking

01:14

it. Shutting it off. Yeah, a deputy driver of the cold truck, driver track.

01:18

What do we got here?

01:19

It's going to be the deputy sheriff, but whoever's in the vehicle, there's two patients.

01:22

We're unsure if anything's up going on.

01:24

We're tied up.

01:25

Just to let you know, if we need to get a fire on standby,

01:28

just in case.
5:05 p.m.

First responders arrive and additional coverage is arranged

Fire and EMS units report arriving on scene within minutes, while others clear from the hospital and head toward the crash. Dispatch reassigns additional units to provide coverage elsewhere in the county as resources concentrate on the serious deputy‑involved collision on Route 10.

00:32

Logan County Public Safety

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On scene, 1705 .

00:05

Sixty central, you are still at the hospital.

00:07

Copy that, we're going that now.

00:09

Central 30 is en route to the hospital.

00:11

Seventeen oh six.

00:12

Central 50, 50, proceed to 30 for coverage.

00:15

1706.

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Fifty 50 , proceed to 30 for coverage.

00:18

Seventeen to six.

00:19

In traffic.

00:21

Run three for the LV.

00:23

Okay, we copy.

00:24

Ten to ten. Okay, just a 2nd .

00:25

We're still trying to get to the beach.

00:26

About three.

00:27

Yeah, well, we got (name withheld) notified.

00:28

They should be there soon.

00:30

Yeah, the radio's on the watch.

00:31

Copy. 308.
5:07 p.m.

Landing zone set on Route 10 southbound and air medical auto‑launched

Command designates the southbound lanes of the new four‑lane Route 10, just behind a bridge near the crash, as the landing zone for medical helicopters. Dispatch auto‑launches air medical, initially requesting two helicopters, while ground crews coordinate traffic, consider heavy extrication tools, and ask for extra law enforcement to help secure the scene and the landing area.

02:04

Logan County Public Safety

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308. Where you want the KLC to be?

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308.

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Yeah. One and six, area medical 100 and twenty-one for an auto launch.

00:10

LV's run great breeze.

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Confirmation.

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Actually, we can use the four lane

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right behind the bridge.

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The bridge is covered with the AC mirrors and cars on.

00:19

Two four, copy.

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Use the four line.

00:21

I was bringing 17 .

00:23

You know, but I think I was pregnant.

00:25

How's that about?

00:26

Two four, two. You guys want anything else up there?

00:29

Copy 17 on that.

00:30

This is ten four.

00:31

Go ahead. They're probably gonna need help with this LZ.

00:33

We got two choppers coming in.

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Auto launch, southbound side.

00:37

41 off 10. 6 up here.

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6 on 6.

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7809.

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On New Route Ten or where, Central?

00:45

Ten Four, New Route Ten southbound side, just above it.

00:48

Ten Four, he's in the hospital.

00:49

Got any extra law that might be up getting up the bed officer?

00:53

They're all in route, but they're all coming from smokehouse.

00:55

We had a guy armed with a machete up there.

00:57

They're in route.

00:58

We've notified them.

01:01

We've advised the severity.

01:02

They're in route.

01:03

Two zero one.

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On south.

01:05

Two two six.

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Go ahead.

01:07

Five 1000 .

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I'm here with 1201 .

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They've got a heavy excavation ramp.

01:12

Copy. We'll let them know.

01:13

This is with the 10-1,

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202. They're saying that they can send a heavy extrication ram up there if you need it.

01:19

Just let me know what you need.

01:20

202, 125. 1712.

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1712, contact

01:26

We just hung in the back, so coming through the traffic here.

01:28

Did you say ETA was on those choppers?

01:30

They were unable to provide.

01:31

I'll see if I can get something from you from Medcom.

01:33

However, they did.

01:34

They did auto launch.

01:35

106, can they want to come (place withheld)? Is that about what I should do?

01:40

Yes, 10-4, we may be impacted.

01:42

10-4, they're trying to get through, they're having trouble getting through traffic there.

01:45

10-4, we'll be in right after.

01:47

Five, copy.

01:48

(name withheld), this is Virgin (name withheld).

01:50

(name withheld)'s on the way.

01:51

Break. Central Squad Five.

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Squad Five, go ahead.

01:53

All right, I got a 16-minute ETA for the 1st one.

01:56

We're getting a 2nd ETA for you for the other one.

01:59

That's good.

02:00

People get all on the line until they come around traffic now.
5:15 p.m.

Traffic control and road closures implemented around Logan Creek crash

With wreckers, fire trucks, and medical units trying to reach the scene through heavy congestion, responders coordinate traffic control near Logan Creek Road. Radio traffic notes that the northbound side of Route 10 is shut down and that vehicles are being stopped or rerouted, matching later public notices that Route 10 between the Rita Mall area and Logan was closed with traffic diverted onto alternate highways.

01:04

Logan County Public Safety

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I copy. He's working on getting through there.

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He's trying to get through the traffic.

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He's trying to get through there.

00:04

He's coming down the southbound side, wrong side.

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Come come north, southbound and northbound.

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It's completely open. Copy .

00:11

Four thousand.

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Go ahead.

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All right, show me out up here.

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If we can land the bird right here, close to the scene, that would be great.

00:18

Copy.

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I'll be operating off of 400 .

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I don't have four.

00:25

This is again.

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Are you going to get Skylock up here or what?

00:28

Yes, ten four.

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They've got two trucks headed to you.

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The 1st one should be almost there by now.

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Got to be. I couldn't copy that last.

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Go ahead. We're gonna have to listen.

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Right there.

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This is

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(name withheld). All 1000 units, covering

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Blackville station.

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(name withheld), come. So the record is that he's traffic right before Logan Creek.

00:46

It's coming to you up here.

00:47

10-4. 10-4, he's in the 10-3 traffic now.

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They're on the northbound side, stupid.

00:52

Copy, he's on the northbound side, 1723.

00:54

I told you, you're on the northbound side of the road, shut down.

00:57

Yeah, we do. I like that.

00:58

He's on the northbound side of the road, shut down.

01:04

1723.
5:33 p.m.

Air Evac 121 arrives as sole helicopter after second aircraft is canceled

Air Evac 121 and a second helicopter, Helo 5, are reported inbound with estimated arrival times of about five and ten minutes, respectively, but command decides that only one aircraft is needed and cancels the second. Dispatch and ground units work through radio‑frequency issues so Air Evac 121, circling overhead, can make contact with the landing zone officer on the Route 10 southbound lanes and land safely to transport the surviving passenger.

01:04

Logan County Public Safety

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One five. One 21 , 5 min out.

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Halo five is coming in, about 10 min out.

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One five, this is.

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And. One halo.

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It's going to be 5 min for 121 and about 10 minutes for Helo 5.

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Go ahead.

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Yeah, we just need one, one Helo.

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Okay, I'll see if I can cancel.

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Stand by one. We're right here by the thing.

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How do you do, (name withheld)? Call Logan Central.

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Go ahead, (name withheld).

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I got the area back 121.

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They're trying to contact the 10-04 on 400 right now, and I've already canceled 12-5.

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10-4, you copy?

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Go ahead, back up.

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Can you make contact with 1004 and advise him that air evac 121 is overhead? Hey, 1001, get

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a hold of PFC there and see if you can unlock your position for that.

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Okay, let me see what I can do.

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Central 106, digital.

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Central, 10-1,

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10-4. One 60 , can you hear us?

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One 21 is trying to make contact.

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They can't hear 1004 somehow.

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Some way, they're just circling.

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We're trying to see if we can get on 400 to talk to them so they land.

00:58

We got it. We got it. We got it.

01:01

Four hundred to land there.

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You're all static.
5:40 p.m.

Scene operations continue as crash labeled a major deputy‑involved accident

Later in the response, additional units mark themselves on scene and dispatch refers to the situation as a major accident involving a deputy. Crews remain at the site to manage the roadway closure, assist investigators, and support the medical evacuation of the passenger while the deputy’s fatal injuries are confirmed at the scene.

00:18

Logan County Public Safety

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00:00

On scene. Copy, 1740.

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This is Central.

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Go ahead. We're talking about a major accident.

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10-60.

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We're talking about a major accident.

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I don't know what that means.

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I don't know what that is.

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He's actually involved in the deputy.

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That's my trooper.
Saturday evening

Deputy pronounced dead at scene and passenger flown to Charleston hospital

County officials later confirm that the on‑duty deputy driving the cruiser died at the scene of the collision with the coal truck on Route 10 at Rum Creek Road. The passenger who had been riding in the cruiser was airlifted by helicopter to a hospital in Charleston for treatment, while the coal truck driver’s condition and details about how the crash occurred remain under investigation.
beginning around early Saturday evening

Route 10 remains closed for investigation and traffic is diverted to alternate roads

Following the crash, emergency officials close a stretch of WV Route 10 between the Rita Mall area and Logan for several hours while state police investigate the fatal collision. Traffic is diverted onto Hanging Rock Highway and other alternate routes, and drivers are urged to slow down and watch for emergency personnel as congestion builds on the smaller roads.
Later

State police lead crash investigation as questions about cause remain

West Virginia State Police take charge of reconstructing the crash at Route 10 and Rum Creek Road, examining vehicle positions, damage, and witness accounts to determine how the coal truck and cruiser collided. Authorities do not immediately release information about contributing factors such as speed, weather, or roadway conditions, and no details are provided about potential charges or the coal truck driver’s status.
Later

Community and law enforcement agencies mourn fallen deputy

In the days after the crash, law enforcement agencies and community members across the region share condolences and messages of support for the deputy’s family, the injured passenger, and the coal truck driver. Neighboring sheriff’s offices send personnel to help cover calls in Logan County so local deputies can grieve and attend to funeral arrangements, reflecting the close‑knit nature of the area’s law enforcement community.
Monday evening after the crash

Procession planned to return deputy’s body to Logan County funeral home

Law enforcement agencies organize a procession from the state medical examiner’s office in Charleston to a funeral home in Logan County to honor the deputy killed in the Route 10 crash. Multiple departments and first responders are expected to join the escort, and the sheriff’s office asks the public to keep the deputy’s family, colleagues, and everyone involved in the tragedy in their thoughts as the law enforcement community marks the deputy’s end of watch.