One dead on Deerwalk Highway

Troy Steven Richards, 56, of Norfolk, Va. and Waverly, W.Va., was pronounced dead at Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg late Thursday night after wrecking his 2000 Toyota Tacoma.

The accident occurred in the 1300 block of Deerwalk Highway, just past the entrance to Valley Mills Road, approximately one mile south of West Virginia Route 2.

Emergency services were alerted to the scene around 10:25 p.m., after a driver came upon Richards lying in the road. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Richards was the only occupant of the vehicle at the time of the wreck, according to the Wood County Sheriff's Department. Deputies believe Richards was not wearing his seat belt during the accident.

Alcohol is believed to be a contributing factor in the wreck, with evidence of alcoholic consumption present in the vehicle.