ASHLAND, Va. — A man struck and killed on Interstate 95 in Ashland in 1977 has been identified through DNA, according to a news release from the DNA Doe Project.
The crash happened at 2 a.m. on March 23, 1977. Despite having a recognizable face, the man could not be identified.
The Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner brought the case to the DNA Doe Project, which was able to identify the man as Peter Adams, 20, a native of Illinois who was living in Pennsylvania at the time of his disappearance…