MARTINSBURG—Officials with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office announced this week that new information on a 2020 cold case has helped facilitate an arrest.

The case involved a fatal vehicle crash occurring Dec. 21, 2020 at approximately 5:52 p.m. on Blairton Road in Berkeley County. Deputies at the time discovered that a vehicle traveling northbound had lost control, left the roadway and collided with a residence. The impact, reports showed, forced the vehicle into the home, resulting in the tragic death of Elva Bittori 76, who was inside at the time of the collision. The driver fled the scene immediately following the crash.

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