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ATV CONCERNS â Concerns about young riders of all-terrain vehicles led Follansbee Council on Monday to consider whether an ordinance regulating them is needed. (Photo by Warren Scott)
FOLLANSBEE Follansbee Council may adopt an ordinance regulating all-terrain vehicles after hearing concerns from residents about the safety of young riders of them.
On Monday Deputy Police Chief Dan Casto said while residents of the Parkview area have complained of ATVs dragging mud across roads,they seem most bothered that the riders will harm themselves.
Fourth Ward Councilwoman Alexis Russell, who represents Parkview, said drivers have told her they nearly struck the vehicles as they crossed their paths.
WEIRTON An investigation is ongoing following a single-vehicle crash in the city early Wednesday.
Weirton Police reported a call shortly after 3 a.m. of a single-vehicle crash on Cove Road, near Kusic Street. The 2016 Ford Fusion was traveling east when it left the right side of the roadway, went down an embankment and struck a tree, officers reported.
The male driver was pronounced dead at the scene. A male passenger was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital, in critical, but stable, condition. Neither individual was wearing a seatbelt, according to officials.
No names or other information is being released, pending notification of families.