CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. –Two people died in a head-on vehicle crash in Jefferson County Thursday night.
Authorities said the wreck occurred at about 7:20 p.m. on Middleway Pike near Charles Town close to the Tuscawilla Hills subdivision.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department identified the victims Friday afternoon as Hunter Muse, 17, of Ranson and Alisha Rae Shamburg, 30. They both died at the scene of the crash.
Authorities said Muse was a passenger in an SUV being driven by Dylan Mills, 18, of Kearneysville. Mills is being treated in a Falls Church, Virginia hospital.
Mills’ SUV collided with a truck being driven by Shamburg.
A Jefferson County Schools spokesperson confirmed Muse was a student at Jefferson High School.
“This is an unimaginable loss for all of us,” JHS Principal Sherry Fitzgerald said. “We are pulling together as a school and community, and sending love and support to everyone who is affected.”
Grief counselors and other resources are available for students and staff of Jefferson High School.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the crash.