MONONGALIA COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One man has been arrested for a crash on I-79 that claimed the lives of a 21-year-old and 19-year-old.
According to the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office, they have arrested and charged Thomas H. Horner III, 39 years old of Pennsylvania with two counts of Negligent Homicide and one count of Reckless Driving with injury.
These charges are the result of an investigation into a motor vehicle accident that occurred on January 3, 2024, on Interstate 79, resulting in two fatalities.
Thomas Horner was arraigned in Monongalia County Magistrate Court by Magistrate Nabors and was given a personal recognizance bond.
The crash occurred near the 149-mile marker.
The two confirmed fatalities have been identified as Zaquan George, 21 years old, and Margaret Erdie, 19 years old, both from Morgantown.