From the Tribune staff reports
HOUSTON COUNTY – Senior Trooper Spencer Adkinson with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division rescued a motorist from a sinking vehicle on Friday, May 12.
At around 7:05 a.m., Sr. Trooper Adkinson was investigating a traffic crash on U.S. 84 near the 201 mile marker in Houston County when another vehicle not involved in the crash approached the scene, left the roadway and entered into Bear Creek.
Immediately, Sr. Trooper Adkinson jumped into the creek and removed the driver from the vehicle, as the vehicle had already begun submerging. Deputy Sheriff Dusty Oswalt with the Houston County Sheriff’s Office also arrived on scene and assisted Sr. Trooper Adkinson with getting the driver safely onto the creek’s bank.
The driver was transported to Southeast Health Medical Center for treatment. Nothing further is available at this time.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division is asking individuals that may have also assisted in the rescue effort to please contact the Dothan Highway Patrol Post at 334-983-4587, POC ALEA Sgt. Tracey McCord.