A young driver was able to climb out of his pickup truck after it rolled over in a wreck Thursday night. The incident happened on Rose Ridge Road at the Deep Creek bridge near Foxfire around 8:45 p.m.
According to N.C. Highway Patrol, the driver veered off the right shoulder of the road, struck a tree, and rolled over to its side after going up an embankment.
The man was able to exit out of the passenger door before first responders from the West End Fire Department arrived. He refused treatment from paramedics at the scene.
This is the fourth crash involving a rollover that Sandhills Sentinel has reported on since Monday.
~Article and photo by Sandhills Sentinel reporter Patrick Priest, an award-winning video journalist with over 20 years of experience in the news industry at other organizations such as CNN, WRAL, and CBS17. He is a certified NWS SKYWARN Storm Spotter, covering countless severe weather and breaking news events in North Carolina. Patrick was among the first N.C. news videographers certified under the FAA’s Part 107 program.
