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Fatal crash on I-68 at Cheat Lake exit in Monongalia County

CHEAT LAKE, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office confirms that a fatal crash shut down Interstate-68 mid-morning on Sunday.

The wreck happened at Exit 10 at around 9 a.m., according to the Monongalia County Emergency Management Agency. First responders and deputies responded to the scene. The interstate reopened just before 11 a.m.

The sheriff’s office did not provide any more details beyond it being a “fatal crash and will be under investigation for a while” and that “updates will be made later.”





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