| One Critical After Fort Oglethorpe Rollover FORT OGLETHORPE, GA – At about 4:20 PM, Thursday, November 15, 2007, Fort Oglethorpe Fire and Rescue responded to the 5000 block of Boynton Drive on a reported rollover wreck with injuries. Engine 1 arrived on the scene and found a Jeep Wrangler partially on its side in a ditch. The driver was still inside the vehicle. Firefighters were able to quickly ascertain that the vehicle had flipped over one time and the driver was pinned. Along with firefighters from Engine 8, they removed the top from the Jeep and were able to remove the driver in about ten minutes. He was turned over to medics with Angel EMS for transport. He is believed to be in critical condition. The Georgia State Patrol, who is investigating the accident, confirmed that the vehicle was traveling eastbound on Boynton Drive when it left the roadway and continued for quite a ways between a deep ditch and a stone wall. The Jeep then entered the ditch and the front end struck the embankment causing it to flip over and turn 180 degrees so that it was facing west, remaining in the ditch. The reason for the vehicle leaving the roadway is unclear at this time. Deputies with the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Department assisted with traffic control. |