07/08/2017 - WHITMAN, MASSACHUSETTS (PLYMOUTH COUNTY) - Around 1535 hours on the afternoon of Saturday, July 8, 2017 the Whitman Fire Department received calls of a car off the road in the area of 14 Pleasant Street. Engine-243, Ambulance-249 and Car-3 responded. Police arrived on-scene and reported the vehicle was overturned and off the roadway. Companies arrived to find an SUV off the road and down an embankment, on its side against a tree. The single occupant was out of the vehicle prior to companies arrival, with the help of a witness on-scene. The driver reportedly suffered minor injuries, and was transported to the Brockton Hospital for an evaluation. Family members told local media outlets that the teenage driver fell asleep at the wheel, just prior to the crash. Heavy duty tow trucks were called in to remove the vehicle from the woods. Whitman Police are currently investigating the cause of the crash. No other injuries were reported.
