SITKA, Alaska (AP) - A man with a hand injury crashed his car while driving himself to the hospital in Sitka.
Police say the man apparently passed out at the wheel and crashed his Ford Explorer Wednesday morning.
The Daily Sitka Sentinel (https://is.gd/aWP0tJ) says the man’s vehicle had crossed the center line on Sawmill Creek Road before plunging down a roadside embankment, striking a parked vehicle and the Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association building.
Police say the man had injured his hand at a Burkhart Street workshop and was driving himself to the hospital.
The man sustained minor facial injuries in the crash. He was taken to Sitka Community Hospital for treatment of his injuries and released later Wednesday.
Both vehicles were totaled.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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Information from: Daily Sitka (Alaska) Sentinel, https://www.sitkasentinel.com/
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