Motorcyclist dead after striking brick wall at Blue Ridge Parkway, Route 460

A Maryland man is dead after crashing his motorcycle at an intersection with the Blue Ridge Parkway in Botetourt County late Saturday night.

Darnell Wesley Adams, 27, of White Plains, Md., died at Roanoke Memorial Hospital following the crash. He was wearing a helmet.

Virginia State Police is investigating the motorcycle crash which occurred on March 29 at 11:15 p.m. on Route 460.

Adams’ 2011 Triumph Thruxton 900 motorcycle was traveling east on Route 460, when the it ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a brick wall.

The crash remains under investigation.