Steve Disco never made it home Sunday. The 77-year-old from Chapmanville was driving his gray Jeep Wrangler down Pond Drive in Pecks Mill when the vehicle left the road.
West Virginia State Police say he lost control right there in Logan County. The crash killed him at the scene. No other cars were involved.
Family members got the call that night. Troopers notified the next of kin once they confirmed his identity.
Pond Drive is a quiet stretch in the small Pecks Mill community. Locals know the curves and the dips. Steve knew them too after years in the area.
Investigators are still looking into what caused the Jeep to leave the roadway. They have not released more details yet.
Steve had lived 77 years in these West Virginia hills. Friends and neighbors remember a man who kept to himself but always waved when he passed.
The community of Pecks Mill woke up Monday to the news. Another familiar face is gone. The investigation continues while folks here try to make sense of a sudden loss on a familiar road.
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