Crime & Safety

Maliyah and Malaka Jones Identified as Victims of I-77 Crash

The Solon residents and a Cleveland woman were confirmed as the victims of a horrific I-77 crash on Monday, according to multiple media outlets

Officials in Wood County, West Virginia, confirmed today that Maliyah and Malaka Jones, of Solon, were both killed in a horrific crash Monday on Interstate 77, acording to the Parkersburg News & Sentinel

Also killed in the crash was Sherita Hogans, 29, of Cleveland, Wood County Sheriff Jeff Sandy told the newspaper.

Solon schools officials announced that Maliyah, an 11-year-old fifth grader at Orchard Middle School, and her mother, a 38-year-old Solon woman, were both killed in an car crash. 

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Wood County officials had said at the time they believed the victims of were from Solon, but wanted to wait until an autopsy was complete to confirm it.


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