'That's live TV for ya': Reporter Tori Yorgey hit by SUV during live broadcast in West Virginia
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It wasn't just another day at the office for a West Virginia reporter and Philadelphia-area native.
Reporter Tori Yorgey was struck by a vehicle during a live, weather-related broadcast for NBC affiliate WSAZ TV in Huntington, West Virginia. While speaking to station anchor Tim Irr, Yorgey can be seen being struck by an SUV as she stood on the side of a ride while reporting on a water main break in Dunbar.
"Oh, my God. I just got hit by a car, but I'm OK," Yorgey said. "I just got hit by a car, but I'm OK, Tim! I'm OK!.
"That's live TV for ya. I actually got hit by a car in college just like that. I am so glad I am OK."
"We're good, Tim." pic.twitter.com/9kn2YElDLK
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) January 20, 2022
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Yorgey then went on to check in on the SUV driver, calling her sweet and assuring Irr that everyone was uninjured.
"You know it's my last week on the job and I knew this would happen," Yorgey said with a laugh.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Yorgey will be moving back to Pennsylvania as a nighttime reporter WTAE-TV near Pittsburgh on Feb. 1.
The Montgomery County native earned a degree in broadcast journalism from Penn State University in December 2018. She also previously worked as a dayside news intern at WTXF Fox29 News in Philadelphia, according to her bio.
Before starting her career, the Plymouth WhitemarshHigh School graduate worked at Chick-fil-A at the Plymouth Meeting Mall and BJ’s Wholesale Club, according to morethanthecurve.com.
Out in this snow with photo journalist max! Live team coverage coming up on #WSAZ. pic.twitter.com/B8E5XtIAgu
— Tori Yorgey (@toriyorgeytv) January 17, 2022
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Reporter Tori Yorgey hit by car live on TV in West Virginia
