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Pickup Plummets Into Rain Swollen Creek Near Bratt
September 25, 2013
A driver received only minor injuries after his pickup truck plummeted into a rain-swollen creek in Bratt Tuesday evening.
The man was westbound on West Highway 4 near Dortch Road in heavy rain about 6:30 p.m. when he hit standing water in the roadway and hydroplaned, he said. The pickup left the road and struck a guardrail and sign, sheering off a tire. The Dodge 1500 then dropped several feet into a concrete culvert at the Beaver Dam Bridge. The pickup came to rest on its side in several feet of water.
After crawling out of the truck, the man said he was unable to crawl up the culvert wall, so he was forced to swim across the rushing creek to the opposite band before crawling out.
His injuries were not severe, and he refused medical treatment.
The accident remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. Further details have not yet been released.
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3 Responses to “Pickup Plummets Into Rain Swollen Creek Near Bratt”
RAM TOUGH
Dang…messed up a sweet truck!!!!
Thank you God! This person is alive! Maybe they will fix that bridge.. It floods so bad goingwest bound all the water flow from Dortch road stands on it.