Published: July 11, 2008 11:58 pm      

I-68 crash seriously injures two

Overturned vehicle ejects Garrett residents

Two Garrett County residents were seriously injured when they were ejected from their vehicle after it traveled out of control and overturned early Friday on eastbound Interstate 68 at the one-mile marker near the Maryland-West Virginia line.

Jeremy Colt Moyer, 26, of Mountain Lake Park and Kristian Rose Bittinger, 25, of Grantsville were both admitted to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., following the 1:25 a.m. crash.

Moyer and Bittinger suffered serious injuries, according to the Garrett County Department of Public Safety, Division of Communications. Friday evening a hospital spokeswoman said Moyer and Bittinger were both in critical condition.

Maryland State Police reported Moyer and Bittinger were occupants of a 1992 Toyota Celica when the vehicle traveled off the left side of the roadway, swerved back to the right across all lanes of eastbound traffic and then struck an embankment. Upon impact, the vehicle overturned several times, ejecting both occupants.

The accident remains under investigation with charges pending, police said.

Maryland State Police Medevac helicopter, Stat Medevac helicopter, Northern Rescue Squad and Friendsville Volunteer Fire Company also responded.