Woman seriously injured after head-on collision on I-81

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A woman suffered severe leg injuries Sunday after the vehicle she was driving was struck head-on by a driver going the wrong way on Interstate 81.

The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office said Yunielkis Noa, 31, was charged with felony DUI causing serious bodily injury.

Reports indicate Noa refused treatment at the scene but was cleared medically before being taken to Eastern Regional Jail to await arraignment.

Deputies responded to I-81 in the Inwood area Sunday morning for a report of a vehicle heading north in the southbound lanes.

The name of the injured driver was not released.





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