Incident # 2508242 - An adult male was transported to the Trauma Center after being ejected from his pickup truck Saturday morning 18-October at 08:20. The truck was traveling east in the 500 block of Peniel Road when it dropped off of the shoulder and struck a mailbox. The driver overcorrected, crossed both lanes and entered the ditch on the westbound side of the road. The Silverado pickup truck flipped over three times and struck a pine tree approximately 10 feet off of the ground, before coming to rest upright. The unrestrained driver was ejected from the vehicle and found on the ground about 10 feet from the truck. He received multiple injuries. Firefighter-Paramedics treated the man at the scene and transported him to the Trauma Center at HCA Trident Hospital in North Charleston. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.
