Woman was fatally hit by car before the driver of second vehicle unknowingly dragged her body for miles on highway.

6years ago

Wheeling news, West Virginia news.

West Virginia police said Thursday that she thought a woman was fatally hit by a car before the driver of a second car had unconsciously dragged her five kilometers down a highway.

Officers responded to information that a vehicle struck a pedestrian on Warwood Avenue in Wheeling at around 6:30 am

When they arrived at the scene, they did not find the victim.

Less than 30 minutes later, they received another 911 call stating that a vehicle appeared to be dragging a body on Interstate 70.

The driver of the second car was alerted by a passing driver who saw the body. The victim was identified as Michelle Lynn Czoka, 54, of Bridgeport, Ohio.

"They called to say that they had seen a body get drugged under a vehicle, along the off-ramp," "They signaled to the motorist and had them stopped."

The two drivers were found, and the incident is still under investigation.