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HEDGESVILLE, W.VA. — A 25-year-old Hedgesville, W.Va., man died and two others were injured in a one-vehicle crash on Back Creek Valley Road in Berkeley County, W.Va., Thursday night.
Mason L. Wriston, was pronounced dead at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg following the incident, which was reported about 7 p.m., Berkeley County Sheriff Curtis Keller said Friday.
Passengers Brooke Shambaugh, 23, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and a 15-year-old boy were taken to hospitals for treatment, but both did not have life-threatening injuries, according to Keller.
Shambaugh was flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va., and the boy was treated at Berkeley Medical Center and released, Keller said.
A red, 1999 Mercury Cougar that Wriston was driving struck a tree in the 13000 block of Back Creek Valley Road after he apparently lost control of the car while traveling south, Keller said of the findings of a preliminary investigation.
The point of contact with the tree was the front passenger side of the vehicle, which then came to rest, Keller said.
All three individuals were entrapped in the vehicle, Keller said.
The road was closed for about three hours due to the crash, Keller added.
Investigators, who interviewed witnesses, also made a preliminary finding that speed, alcohol and possibly drugs were potentially contributing factors in the crash, Keller said.
Assisting the sheriff's department were fire departments in Hedgesville, Back Creek Valley, Bedington and Martinsburg, the Berkeley County Emergency Ambulance Authority and HealthNet Aeromedical Service, Keller said.
Anyone with information about the crash can contact Berkeley County Sheriff's Deputy Sgt. Burns at 304-267-7000.
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