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Victim identified in fatal head on collision in Lewis County

JANE LEW, W. Va. — One person is dead following a head on style collision in Lewis County.

Timothy Brian Eckes, 34, is the deceased as a result of the two-vehicle accident, according to Lewis County Deputy J. R. Moran.

According to a release from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department, a Ford F-250 driven by Delmos Grahm, 27, was traveling south on Hackers Creek Road when a Chevrolet 1500, driven by Kyle Scott Wilson, 19, with Eckes in the passenger seat was traveling north just after 6 a.m. near the Plantation Inn on Sunday.

Wilson was passing another vehicle when he collided with Grahm’s truck.

Eckes was pronounced Dead on Scene by the state medical examiner, Wilson was flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries and Grahm had no reported injuries.

Moran said no charges have been filed yet and the investigation is ongoing.





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