CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Eleven people died in West Virginia from Saturday through early Monday morning in traffic accidents, fires and homicides.
Separate traffic accidents claimed seven lives in Berkeley, Kanawha, Wayne, Lewis, Marion and Monongalia counties. The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating deadly fires in Berkeley and Tyler counties while murder investigations are continuing in Charleston and Beckley.
The deadly crash in Marion County involved the operator of an ATV near Mannington Saturday morning. The Monongalia County fatal took place Sunday night on state Route 7 east of Morgantown.