Howard Sexton, 70, killed when struck by falling beams in Lehigh Tunnel on Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Electrical beam falls on vehicles on Pa. Turnpike killing Gloucester County man
The coroner said Sexton, of Mickleton, New Jersey, was driving a tractor-trailer when a metal conduit fell from the tunnel, broke through the truck's windshield and hit him.
Pennsylvania Turnpike Working With NTSB Investigators After Man Killed Inside Lehigh Tunnel
The investigation will likely be completed by Feb. 28 and NTSB officials expect to release a preliminary report in two to four weeks.
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