A driver was injured after an SUV crashed down an embankment alongside South Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge late Sunday or early Monday, July 4, 2016. The embankment is alongside a big hill coming down into Oak Ridge between Centrifuge Way and Scarboro Road. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
A driver was injured when a sport utility vehicle crashed down a steep embankment and into a wooded area alongside the northbound lanes of South Illinois Avenue around midnight Sunday, authorities said.
The northbound lanes of South Illinois Avenue were closed for several hours coming down the hill into Oak Ridge between Centrifuge Way and Scarboro Road/Lafayette Drive as the Oak Ridge Police Department investigated the crash.
The name, age, and condition of the driver weren’t immediately available. No other vehicles were reported to be involved.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
The Oak Ridge Police Department investigates a single-vehicle, single-person crash on South Illinois Avenue early Monday, July 4, 2016. Pictured above from left are ORPD officers Daniel Freytag, Tim Buckner, and Barry Bunch. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
The Oak Ridge Police Department investigates a single-vehicle, single-person crash on South Illinois Avenue early Monday, July 4, 2016. Pictured above from left are ORPD officers Daniel Freytag, Tim Buckner, and Barry Bunch. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
The Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Fire Department, and Anderson County EMS responded to a single-vehicle crash down an embankment alongside South Illinois Avenue near Centrifuge Way around midnight Sunday, July 3, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
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