Water causes car to hit retaining wall
On Thursday, Aug. 18, at approximately 7:40 p.m., the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a one-vehicle traffic crash on Highway 60 at Pleasant Mound Road in the township of Marietta.
Dustin A. Faulkner, 24, Boscobel, was operating a 1989 Mercedes Benz westbound on Highway 60 when he lost control. Faulkner’s vehicle began to slide in the roadway and into the ditch on the north side of the road. The vehicle then crashed into the concrete retaining wall, spun 180 degrees and came to a stop. Faulkner was attempting to negotiate a curve when the water on the roadway caused him to lose control.
Faulkner was uninjured in the crash. The vehicle sustained moderate damage. Assisting on scene was Terry’s Tire and Tow of Boscobel.