PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A Wood County woman is dead after a colission at an intersection of U.S. Route 50.
Wood County deputies ay Ashley Perry, 42, of Parkersburg was killed when her car was struck by an oncoming vehicle as she attempted to make a turn from Murphytown Road onto U.S. Route 50.
The fatal wreck happened around 7:30 p.m. New Years Eve.
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