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.
The Charleston Fire Department and Newport Ambulance responded to the scene and transported Ovitt to North County Hospital for treatment.
