Maxine Wade, 27, Carlisa Crowell, 29, and Tahja Freeman, 9, and Aubrey Willoughby, 6, killed, and several injured in crash with alleged wrong-way driver Cory Sheward, 35, on West Virginia Turnpike near Beckley, West Virginia
Four Ohio residents killed in wrong-way crash on Turnpike
An Ohio family of eight was traveling north on the West Virginia Turnpike when their Ford Explorer SUV was hit head on by a Dodge Ram 1500 pick-up truck traveling south in the northbound lane, troopers said.
Four killed in I-77 wrong-way head-on crash
The Ram's driver was identified as 35-year-old Cory Sheward of Ohio, who suffered serious injuries. On Monday afternoon his condition and hospital location were not disclosed.
UPDATE: 4 dead in crash on way home from Disney, driver charged with DUI
West Virginia State Police Lieutenant Michael Baylous tells WSAZ the family was traveling back from Disney World when the crash happened.
Maxine Wade, 27, and Carlisa Crowell, 29, both of Grove City, Ohio died.
A 9-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl were also killed.
Tiffin man facing charges in fatal wrong-way crash
Police expect to charge Sheward with four counts each of driving under the influence causing death and causing bodily injury, Baylous said. He was in the hospital as of Tuesday morning and hadn’t yet been charged, he said.
Several near misses on Turnpike before fatal wrong-way crash
“He was right down the middle, no high beams, no horn, no ‘Oops this is an accident sorry I’m going the wrong way,’ nothing, flying down and I saw his tail lights disappear and he was gone,” Michaud recalled the near miss Wednesday on MetroNews “Talkline.”
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Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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