ROMNEY, W.Va. — An early morning accident on U.S. Route 50 in Hampshire County claimed the life of a local man.
The Hampshire County Sheriff’s Department reported the crash happened around 4 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection with Route 50 and Route 29N in the community of Augusta.
Firemen responded to the scene where a vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. When the fire was out the victim was discovered and identified as Joseph Parks, 41, of Augusta.
Parks was the only person in the small vehicle which appeared to have left the roadway, struck the ditch, and burst into flames.
The crash remains under investigation.