Double Fatal Ambulance Accident in Guernsey County

The Cambridge Post of the State Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle double fatal crash on I-70 in Guernsey County.  It happened shortly after 2:00 Saturday morning near the Champion exit (Exit 176).  Lieutenant J.E. Tracy says an Econoline Tri State Ambulance was transporting a patient westbound when it lost control and drove off the ledge edge of the highway and overturned multiple times.  Lt. Tracy says at the time of the crash there were four emergency personnel and one patient in the ambulance.  The patient, 64-year-old Dennis Calvert of Wheeling, West Virginia and a passenger, 39-year-old Charles McMahan of New Matamoras, Ohio were killed in the crash.  Injured in the crash were the driver 33-year-old Crystal Brown of Proctor, West Virginia, a passenger 32-year-old Jennifer Rothwell, of Wheeling, West Virginia and another passenger, 37-year-old Randi Watson of Glenn Easton, West Virginia.  Lt. Tracy says the crash, which remains under investigation, occurred during a significant weather event in Guernsey County.  Once finalized, the report will be forwarded to the Guernsey County Prosecutor’s Office for review.