A 35-year-old King William County man was killed today in a single-car accident at his home.

Randall S. Denton Jr. died after being thrown from his car after he mistakenly backed it into a tree on his property at 778 Roane Oak Road, according to King William Sheriff Jeff Walton.

Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of the accident about 12:05 a.m.

Walton said the state medical examiner's office is investigating the cause of death.