West Virginia Reporter Struck by Car During Live Broadcast!

A journalist in West Virginia was struck by a car during a live broadcast — but continued reporting after the hit!

Wednesday evening, WSAZ-TV’s Tori Yorgey was reporting live from the scene of a water main break in the city of Dunbar.

However, while Yorgey spoke to anchor Tim Irr, who was in the news studio, a large white SUV strikes her amid the broadcast.

“Oh my God! I just got hit by a car, but I’m okay. I just got hit by a car, but I’m okay, Tim,” she says in a clip posted by fellow journalist Lee K. Howard.

In response, Irr says, “Well, that’s a first for you on TV, Tori,” to which she replies, “That’s live TV for you. It’s all good.”

”I actually got hit by a car in college too,” Yorgey continued. “Just like that! I am so glad I’m okay.”

After the incident, Yorgey spoke with the driver who accidentally struck her, telling the unseen motorist, “Ma’am, you are so sweet and you are okay. It is all good.”

When Irr asks Yorgey where she was hit, she responds, “I don’t even know, Tim. My whole life flashed before my eyes, but this is live TV and everything is okay.”

“I thought I was in a safe spot, but clearly we might need to move the camera over a little bit,” she adds before going back to her original story about the water main break.

Once the clip went viral, some social media users criticized Irr for his overly calm demeanor amid the event.

When a Twitter user asked if he is “a cyborg,” he answered back, “On the contrary. I couldn’t see what happened. Only audio. Then, I wasn’t truly convinced she was ok.”

“Even though she jumped right up and said she was ok, I was still concerned,” he added. “Trying to remain calm at the moment was not easy for all involved. But we tried to the best of our ability. In hindsight, I’m grateful they stayed with her to make sure she was indeed ok.”

Yorgey previously announced she was leaving WSAZ and that her last day will be January 21, mere days after the accident.

“From there, I’ll head to my home state of Pennsylvania to continue reporting in the city of Pittsburgh…where I’ll be closer to family,” she wrote in a January 11 Facebook post.