WHEELING, W.Va. -- After naming his running mate, republican presidential candidate John McCain left Dayton, Ohio and headed towards Washington County, Pennsylvania where he has a public event schedule for Saturday.

Around 6 p.m. Friday NEWS9 spotted the McCain Straight Talk Express bus driving down Interstate 70 through Belmont and Ohio County. It didn’t stop and continued on into Washington County, Pennsylvania.

NEWS9 was told that if timed permitted McCain may stop in Columbus, Cambridge, Wheeling and Weirton during his drive through. We’re told he did stop in Columbus, drove through New Concord near Cambridge, passed through Wheeling and continued onto the Pittsburgh area where he will prepare for his event Saturday in Washington County, Pa.