GLASGOW, W.Va. — A former athlete at Hurricane High School was killed in a Monday morning crash in eastern Kanawha County.
Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies said Cameron Carney, 19, of Hurricane, was traveling east on U.S. Route 60 not far from the Hughes Creek four-lane at about 7:45 a.m. when his vehicle went across the center line and collided with an oncoming vehicle.
Carney, a former Hurricane High baseball standout, died at the scene. A person in the other vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Carney graduated from Hurricane High School two years ago. He was a member of the state champion Hurricane baseball team and also played football for the Redskins.
The baseball team first announced Carney as the victim of the crash in a social media post.
Our hearts hurt as we lost a past alum, standout player, state champion and great young man this morning in a car accident.
Please pray for his family, friends and the Hurricane Community.
RIP Cam, you will be dearly missed. pic.twitter.com/52l8sioqcy— Hurricane Redskins 2024 Baseball (@baseballskins22) October 23, 2023
An investigation into the events leading up to the crash are ongoing.