JAMES CITY COUNTY — Virginia State Police (VSP) are currently investigating a fatal single-vehicle accident in James City County that occurred Wednesday morning.
State police were dispatched at approximately 7:16 a.m. to a single-vehicle crash involving a 2012 Honda Accord on Interstate 64, westbound at the 225.6 mile marker on the James City County/New Kent line.
The male driver — the only occupant of the vehicle — was found deceased at the scene. The driver was killed upon impact, police said.
According to VSP, preliminary investigations reveal that the driver ran off the roadway, drove up the embankment and into the tree line.
Troopers are still in the process of notifying the driver’s next of kin before they release more information about the investigation.