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Cumberland Times-News Dec 28, 2020 ROMNEY, W.Va. â A 12-year-old boy seriously hurt in a head-on vehicle crash Dec. 18 on U.S. Route 50 died Sunday of his injuries, the Hampshire County Sheriffâs Office said. The crash, which happened near Little Cacapon Road about 10:05 a.m., also killed James H. Burkett Jr. and his wife, Shirley J. Burkett, of Points. The child, who was being treated at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia, was a passenger in a Chevrolet Cavalier driven by Jeremiah Behr Jr. of Springfield. Behr was critically hurt and remains hospitalized. Police said Behr lost control of his vehicle and struck a Ford Focus occupied by the Burketts. Bald tires on Behrâs vehicle may have caused his vehicle to slide out of control, police said.
Cumberland Times-News Dec 19, 2020 SHANKS, W.Va. â Two people were killed and two seriously injured following a head-on crash near Shanks on Friday. The Hampshire County Sheriffâs Office said James H. Burkett Jr. and his wife, Shirley J. Burkett, of Points, were pronounced dead at the scene of the 10:05 a.m. accident near the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and Little Cacapon Road. Jeremiah Behr Jr. of Springfield and a 12-year-old passenger were initially treated at Hampshire Memorial Hospital before being transported to other facilities. According to a news release, Behr lost control of his vehicle and struck a Ford Focus occupied by the Burketts.