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Morgan County woman killed in Virginia crash

WINCHESTER, Va. — A Berkeley Springs woman died and two passengers were seriously injured in a crash this week near Winchester, Va.

According to Virginia state police, the crash occurred Monday at around 6 p.m. on U.S. Route 522 in Frederick County near Ebenezer Church Road.

Investigators said Gretchen Largent, 85, of Berkeley Springs, ran off the right side of the road, overcorrected, and then back off the highway where her vehicle collided with an embankment before overturning.

Largent died at the scene.

Two passengers, a 93-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman, both suffered serious injuries and were transported to Winchester Medical Center for treatment.

Nobody in the vehicle was wearing a seatbelt, authorities said.

The crash remains under investigation.





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