The Easter Weekend was a deadly one on Butler County roadways, with five people killed in three separate crashes. Police say speed appears to be a factor in a wreck on Bobmeyer Road near the Butler County Regional Airport that killed 18 year old Christo Cortes and 26 year old Juan Cortes Friday afternoon. Their car lost control and slammed into a utility pole. Family members have been on social media asking for donations to have the men buried in their native Mexico. Also on Friday, a crash on Todd Road and Doty Road  in Oxford Township claimed the life of 27 year old Micaylah West. Police say West ran a stop sign, and her Volkswagon Jetta hit a semi truck. The Jetta went off the roadway, hit a guide wire, and flipped, ejecting West from the vehicle. An adult male and three children in the car were taken to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital. Two people were killed in a Saturday morning crash on Oxford State Road near the Cleveland Cliffs entrance in Middletown. A westbound Nissan Versa driven by 30 year old Dylan McNamara of College Corner veered left of center and hit an eastbound Kia Sportage driven by 55 year old Dawn Cullum of Madison Township head-on. Both McNamara and Cullum were taken to Atrium Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead.

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