Graves County, Ky.–A Graves County mail carrier was transported to the hospital after she suffered a medical emergency causing the mail truck to land on its side during a collision.
At 1 p.m. Saturday, Sergeant Dale Mason was dispatched to the 900 block of Scott Rd in the Sedalia, community, on a report on an injury collision.
Upon arrival a US Postal Service delivery truck was found on its side. The driver of the mail truck, 20-year-old Abigale Hopwood, of Mayfield was out of the vehicle.
Investigation revealed that Hopwood had a medical emergency and does not remember what occurred. Evidence at the scene showed the truck had dropped off the edge of the roadway headed south.
The vehicle then traveled several feet, crossed the roadway to the left and entered a drainage ditch. The truck continued south through the ditch, impacted an embankment and rolled coming to rest on its left side pointed to the north. Hopwood was able to remove herself from the vehicle.
She was transported to Jackson Purchase Medical Center, for treatment of nonlife-threatening injuries.
Sergeant Mason was assisted at the scene by Good Samaritans, Deputy James Clark and Mayfield/Graves County EMS.