GAULEY BRIDGE, W.Va. — A Nicholas County woman was killed in a collision Monday after police said her car sped through an intersection in Fayette County.
State police said the car driven by Tabitha Blankenship, 20, of Swiss, was broadsided as it went through the intersection of state Routes 9 and 16 at a high rate of speed. Blankenship died after the driver-side collision.
A passenger identified as Brian Withrow was in critical condition at Charleston Area Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon. Troopers said neither Blankenship or Withrow was wearing a seat belt.
State police did not release the name of the other driver, who was treated and released from Montgomery General Hospital.
The accident occurred at around 9:15 a.m. Monday.