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Two face felony charges after unrestrained children hurt in crash
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County man and woman face felony charges after a crash left two unrestrained children injured—one seriously—on Route 40 in Inez. Authorities say 37-year-old Justin Marcum of Inez was driving recklessly with the children in his Chevrolet truck. The children’s mother, 58-year-old Dotty Fletcher of Inez, was…
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One killed, another injured in Mingo County crash
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MILLERS CREEK, W.Va. — One person was killed after a horrendous head-on collision on U.S. Route 119 in Mingo County Friday evening. Another person was seriously injured in the accident. The victim was identified as Scott Slone, 56, of Chapmanville, formerly of Mingo County. He is the son of Mingo…
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Teen severely injured in ATV accident on Wolf Creek
Family requests for prayers BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A Martin County High School senior suffered severe head trauma after falling backward from an ATV Saturday while riding on Wolf Creek. Although details surrounding the accident remain scarce, Martin County Constable Brad Preece confirmed he was dispatched to a residence at Maynard Flats…
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Two killed near Crum on U.S. 52
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT CRUM, W.Va. — The Wayne County Sheriff’s Department has released the names of two people pronounced dead at the scene of an accident Monday evening along U.S. 52. Wayne County 911 dispatchers say the crash was reported at 2:24 p.m. Monday in the Dry Creek area. According to Wayne County Sheriff Rick…
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Debord woman dies in Route 3 crash
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DAVELLA — A Monday afternoon accident on New Route 3 near Venters Branch resulted in the death of a Debord resident. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk received a call at 3:19 p.m. Monday reporting an SUV alongside Route 3 with airbags deployed and no sign of anyone around. Kirk dispatched…
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Mingo crash claims lives of 7-year-old and adult male
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN MATEWAN, W.Va. — A two-vehicle accident occurred Monday afternoon near Matewan that claimed the life of a 7-year-old boy and Kentucky man and sent two others to area hospitals. According to information released by the Mingo County Sheriff’s office, the accident is described as a “side-swipe” and occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m.…
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Mingo woman killed in weekend crash
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LENORE, W.Va. — Law enforcement is investigating the traffic fatality where a woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday in Mingo County. West Virginia State Police said Mellisa Copley, 52, of Delbarton, died after losing control of her vehicle at around 2:30 p.m. on Laurel Creek Road near Lenore. Copley was…
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Man crashes into Middlefork garden
A car crashed into a garden Tuesday at a residence on Middlefork Road in Inez. Martin County Sheriff’s Deputy Wesley Endicott assisted Sheriff John Kirk at the scene. Endicott says the car, driven by 65-year-old William Spencer of Debord, scraped against the guardrail for about 1,000 feet on the wrong side of the road. It…