This is an undated contributed photo of Layla McHone (at left) and her father Heath McHone. Heath McHone, 34, died, on Sept. 13, 2025 in an accident while working in a construction zone on Interstate 64 near Barboursville.
This is an undated contributed photo of Layla McHone (at left) and her father Heath McHone. Heath McHone, 34, died, on Sept. 13, 2025 in an accident while working in a construction zone on Interstate 64 near Barboursville.
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HUNTINGTON — A Huntington man has been identified as the road construction worker killed on Interstate 64 early Saturday.Â
Heath McHone, 34, was working for Triton Construction Inc. near mile marker 17 on I-64 at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday when the incident occurred, according to information from the Barboursville Police Department and the West Virginia Department of Transportation.
McHone's girlfriend said his job at Triton was one of his successes after moving to Huntington about two years ago to work on his addiction recovery.
"I can't believe it," Kendra "K.C." Cunningham said Monday. "It's just me and him and his daughter [in Huntington]. He was proud of [working at Triton] and he was making a life for us. He was a one-of-kind-guy. He had a huge heart. He never met a stranger."
Barboursville Police Sgt. Greg Lucas said McHone's crew was striping the right two lanes on I-64 eastbound, with the left lane open to traffic. Barboursville officers were at the location providing safety for the crew, with lights on, enforcing reduced speed limits and work zone awareness.
Lucas said McHone was working in between two striping trucks when he went to drag a sign into the median and stepped out from between the trucks into the path of a Greyhound bus.
"The driver had no time to react at all," Lucas said Tuesday.
Interstate 64 remained closed for about three hours Saturday as authorities investigated the accident.
On Monday, Lucas said the investigation is mostly complete after reviewing video from the bus.
No charges will be filed in connection to the incident, he said. Neither speed nor visibility were factors.
"Triton was doing everything correct," Lucas said. "It was just an unfortunate accident."
The company also released a statement of condolence.
"Triton is deeply saddened to confirm that a member of our construction team was fatally injured while performing work on I-64 as part of an active highway construction project," Jason Hunter, vice president of construction for Triton Construction, said in a statement Saturday.
"Safety is our top priority, and we are cooperating fully with authorities and the WVDOH as they investigate the circumstances of this incident," Hunter said in the statement.
Hunter said the company has reached out to the victim's family and offered support, including counseling and other resources, to help them and other employees members cope with the death.
The McHone family has set up a GoFundMe online fundraiser. McHone leaves behind his girlfriend, Cunningham; a daughter, Layla McHone, 2, who lives with Cunningham; and a son, Lyndon McHone, 9, who lives with his mother in Decatur, Tennessee. Funeral services have not yet been planned, according to Cunningham.
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