Fatal One-Vehicle Wreck

A Wilkes County man died in a one-vehicle accident in Ferguson on Sunday afternoon. The NC Hwy Patrol stated that 37-year-old Joseph Robert Falco, of Ferguson was operating a 2010 Dodge truck and going southbound on Elk Creek-Darby Road. The vehicle ran off the right side of the road in a sharp curve, overturned. and hit a tree. According to the reported filed with the Hwy Patrol, thee preliminary investigation indicates excessive speed and alcohol were contributing factors in the fatal accident.