Lewis County deputies release identity of man found in road

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — An Upshur County man remains in a coma nearly a week after he was found lying in the middle of Route 4.

The Lewis County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday Sebastian Michael Marple, of Buckhannon, is a patient at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.

Marple was found in the middle of the road on July 24. However, investigators aren’t sure how he got there or what happened to him.

Deputies won’t comment on the exact nature of his injures. They’re asking for anyone with information to call the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office at 304-269-8251.





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