One dead in accident on I-64; truck went down embankment, landed in creek

A possible medical emergency may be the cause of an accident on an Interstate 64 ramp in Albemarle County Saturday afternoon.

Oakey E. Shifflett, 83, of Palmyra, was taken to an area hospital following the accident but died from his injuries.

The single-vehicle crash occurred Aug. 10 at 1:15 p.m. on the I-64 eastbound ramp from Richmond Road, according to Virginia State Police.

Shifflett’s 2015 Toyota Tacoma had entered the ramp from eastbound Richmond Road when the vehicle went off the ramp, struck a sign, cross the onramp from westbound Richmond Road and then struck a guard rail. The truck then went down an embankment and landed in a creek.

The crash remains under investigation.