The Highway Patrol reports a Milan man sustained minor injuries when the sport utility vehicle he drove struck a deer and overturned about five and a half miles south of Milan the morning of Tuesday, July 14th.
A private vehicle transported 22 year old Robert Carmack to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital of Milan.
The SUV traveled south on Highway 5 before hitting the deer on the road, running off the right side of the road, and overturning. The vehicle received extensive damage.
The Patrol notes Carmack did not wear a safety device.
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department helped investigate.
