JOHNSTON COUNTY – A driver escaped without injury this morning (Tuesday) after his pickup truck ran off the roadway and submerged in a creek.
The single vehicle accident was reported around 6:30am on Highway 222 near Highway 231, not far from the Nash County line.
The driver of a Ford F-150 reportedly hydroplaned, skidded into a ditch, then into the creek, where the truck quickly sank. The driver was able to break out a side window and escape.
The Antioch Fire Department and State Highway Patrol responded to the scene.
One lane of Highway 222 was closed for two hours while the truck was removed from the creek.
