A trucker has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal hit and run crash that claimed the life of another trucker on I-81 in Pennsylvania this morning.
Mega T logistics truck possibly involved in fatal 81 hit & run as indicated by front end damage. Stopped at flying J dauphin co, no driver pic.twitter.com/hp8UoZ9zfe
— Sari Soffer (@SariSoffer) January 13, 2017
The incident happened in the northbound lanes of I-81 near Exit 57.
Police say that 24 year old New York-based truck driver Zivko Laic stopped his truck along I-81. He had reportedly exited the truck and was standing close to the driver’s door when his rig was sideswiped by a semi driven by 56 year old Alan Kegal of Texas.
Police say that Kegal did not stop.
Laic died as a result of of the crash.
Authorities were able to locate Kegal at a Pilot Flying J truck stop in Dauphin County. His truck had front-end damage consistent with the hit and run crash.
Kegal was arrested and now faces serious charges, including reckless driving, driving outside of his lane, causing a crash that resulted in a death, and leaving the scene of a crash.
The crash shut down part of I-81 for about three hours, causing a traffic back up that was five miles long.
It isn’t clear why Laic stopped his truck.
The incident is still under investigation.
Police say driver in custody after fatal hit and run on i81 Cumb. Co. Found at flying J stop in Dauphin Co. Not clear if he surrendered pic.twitter.com/agGovj1pf4
— Sari Soffer (@SariSoffer) January 13, 2017