On May 5th, 2022 at approximately 10:15 am, Winlock Fire & Rescue was dispatched to a single vehicle accident on Meier Road near Hart Road. The vehicle had struck a utility pole and was resting on it's roof.
Upon arrival, crews located the driver still inside the overturned vehicle unable to get out. The driver was the only occupant and stated that he was not injured. All the doors were jammed shut, but a rear door was forced open the driver was successfully extricated without incident.
Crews checked the driver out as a precaution, but he was uninjured and was released at the scene.
The accident is under investigation by the Lewis County Sheriff's Office.