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I-79 Tractor-Trailer Jackknife in Harrison County, WV — What Happened, Who Is Responsible, and What You Need to Do Right Now You are reading this because a tractor-trailer jackknifed on Interstate 79 Northbound near mile marker 108 in Harrison County, and you or someone you care about was in that truck or caught in the aftermath of that three-hour shutdown. The dispatch came in as a crash with injuries and entrapment. Four fire departments — Lost Creek, Stonewood, Jane Lew, and Anmoore — plus Anmoore EMS, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, and the West Virginia Division of Highways all responded. The northbound lanes went dark for over three hours. Traffic was detoured at the Jane Lew exit, Exit 105, and the wrecked commercial vehicle sat across the highway while first responders worked to secure it. Then the update came: no emergency transports were made from the scene. The cargo — maple syrup — did not spill. The carrier and driver have not been publicly identified. If you were the driver of that truck, or a passenger, or someone in another vehicle affected by this crash, you may be sitting at home right now thinking the absence of an ambulance ride…