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I-77 Elevated Safety Under Fire | Charleston News
Four people died when a pickup truck plunged 42 feet over an I-77/64 median wall in Charleston — just days after two other crashes on the same elevated stretch. One near-miss involved the daughter of state delegate Dana Ferrell and her boyfriend. Ferrell says these repeated tragedies demand urgent safety upgrades for aging interstate designs, pushing for both immediate fixes like speed reductions and long-term solutions like physical barriers or safety nets. The DOT is already installing high-friction surfaces this fall and investigating further to prevent future disasters. Listen in…
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