CHARLESTON — A single-vehicle rollover on Ten Mile Square Road resulted in non-life-threatening injuries for a local man after he experienced brake failure and avoided a washed-out bridge on Sept. 12.
Rustin Ovitt, 60, was traveling down the hill on Calhoun Road around 1 p.m. when he lost control of his 2002 Chevrolet Express due to a brake malfunction.
As he approached Ten Mile Square Road, Ovitt found the bridge had been destroyed by recent rainstorms.
In an attempt to avoid a collision with the bridge’s remnants, Ovitt exited the vehicle, which then struck a nearby tree and rolled over, partially trapping him underneath.
A passing good Samaritan witnessed the accident and managed to extract Ovitt from beneath the vehicle before emergency services arrived.
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The Charleston Fire Department and Newport Ambulance responded to the scene and transported Ovitt to North County Hospital for treatment.
