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MORGANTOWN – Sheriff Todd Forbes has released the final irwestigative finding, regarding a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday morning.
At about 8:30 a.m., Monongalia County Sheriffs deputies responded to a report of a motor-vehicle accident on Interstate 68 eastbound near exit 10.
According to deputies, a single vehicle was traveling eastbound when the driver lost control. The vehicle left the right side of the roadway, collided with the embankment and began to spin. During the crash sequence, a passenger, identified as Shirish Desai, of Pennsylvania, was ejected from the vehicle into the westbound lanes. Desai was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver was identified as Naren Patel. Two additional passengers, Chandrakantbhai Patel and Yogesh Patel, all from West Virginia, sustained injuries
and were transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.
The cause of the crash remains under review as part of the completed investigation.
The Monongalia County Sheriffs Office was assisted by the West Virginia State Police, Monongalia County EMS, Brookhaven Volunteer Fire Department and Cheat Lake Volunteer Fire Department.