CLEARVIEW, W.Va. — The Ohio County Sheriff’s Department has released the names of the two drivers killed in a head-on crash that happened Tuesday evening on state Route 2 near Clearview.
According to authorities, Mary Ohler, 77, of Wellsburg, and Steven Gitlin, 36, of Moundsville, died when their cars collided near the coal tipple location close to the Brooke County line.
Investigators said the northbound driver may have suffered a medical issue and lost control of the car. It happened into a guardrail before going into the southbound lane and hitting the other vehicle head-on.
There were no passengers in the vehicles.