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Glenville State student killed in Route 5 crash

GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. — A freshman at Glenville State College was killed in a vehicle crash Thursday morning, the college announced.

Ethyn Eric Miller, 19, of Grantsville, was traveling west on state Route 5 between Glenville and Grantsville when the crash happened near the Gilmer/Calhoun county line. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department is investigating.

“Betsy and I were deeply saddened to learn of the tragic auto accident that claimed one of our students this morning,” GSC President Peter Barr said in a statement released by the school. “The Glenville State College campus community joins our Calhoun County neighbors in mourning with Ethyn’s family today.”

A campus memorial service is being planned. Counseling is available for students, officials said.

Miller graduated from Calhoun County High School last spring.





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