MCHENRY, Md. — Maryland State Police arrested a man and woman from Morgantown, who face charges related to a 2018 crash that left two children dead in Garrett County.
Joshua Murray, 40, and Crystal Adams, 35, were arrested Wednesday by West Virginia State Police. Both waived extradition and were returned Friday to Maryland.
Murray is charged with four counts of neglect of a minor, three counts of having an occupant under 16 not restrained by a seat belt, two counts of criminally negligent manslaughter by vehicle and one count each of having an occupant under 16 not restrained by a child safety seat, driving an unsafe motor vehicle, driving without tires in a safe operating condition, failure to reduce speed in dangerous weather conditions, driving uninsured, knowingly giving false accident report information, driving on a revoked out of state license and driving without a license and authorization.
Adams is charged with four counts of neglect of a minor and one count each of knowingly being permitted to be driven in an unsafe vehicle on the highway, knowingly giving false accident report information, knowing permitting another person to drive an uninsured vehicle, knowingly permitting a vehicle to be driven by an unauthorized person, knowingly permitting an unlawful highway vehicle operation and having a passenger age 16 or more in the outboard front seat of a motor vehicle without a seat belt restraint.
Murray is being held without bail while Adams is being held on $50,000 bail at the Garrett County Detention Center.
According to an investigation by the Maryland State Police CRASH Team, troopers from the McHenry Barrack responded at about 3 p.m. July 3, 2018 to Interstate 68 near the Maryland-West Virginia state line on a report of a single vehicle crash that happened in the rain. The 2004 Ford Explorer rolled over, ejecting Adams and four juveniles, ages 5, 12, 13 and 14.\
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