Correction: The original article stated that Golab was also driving a truck when this accident occurred. It has since been corrected to state he was driving his personal vehicle. Treacherous road conditions along I-79 claimed the life of an Erie driver Thursday morning.

JACKSON CENTER, Pa. (WKBN) – The person who died after a multi-vehicle pile-up on Interstate 79 northbound in Mercer County has been identified. The Mercer County Coroner’s Office says 22-year-old Austin Golab of Erie was pronounced dead at the scene. His death was ruled accidental.

According to Mercer County Coroner John Libonati, a 22-year-old Erie resident died after suffering blunt force trauma to the head and chest. The death has been ruled accidental.

A portion of Interstate 79 is shut down after a crash in Allegheny County Friday morning.According to officials, a crash has shut down the northbound lanes of I-79 at the Warrendale interchange in Marshall Township.