One injured following accident in Freeman

On Wednesday at approximately 7:47 a.m., the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office responded to a traffic crash on County B east of Highway 35 in the Township of Freeman. The driver, 35-year-old Ryan Deegan of Ferryville, was operating a pickup truck westbound on County B, lost control, traveled off the highway, and collided into a rock embankment. The truck was severely damaged and suspected to be a total loss. Deegan sustained injuries, and he was transported via ambulance to the hospital. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Ferryville Fire Department, Ferryville 1st Responders, De Soto Fire Department, Ocooch Mtn. Rescue Squad, and the Crawford County Highway Department.