By Jerry Curry, Staff Writer
The Pierce Polk Township Volunteer Fire Department and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched at approximately at 2:45pm Monday, Dec. 9, to a vehicle that had left the road, landing on its roof in a creek.
The accident in the area of State Road 60 and Voyles Rd. The driver was Cayce Dean, 25, of Jeffersonville.
Dean was extracted by the Pierce Polk Volunteer Fire Department. She was removed in minutes after their arrival and taken to the local hospital in Salem. She had no serious injuries, but was badly bruised and sore. Her dog, who was also in the car, was alright, too.
Dean had swerved to avoid a semi-truck and over corrected.
The Pontiac she was driving was heavily damaged on the driver’s side.