August 23, 2022 9:40 a.m. 

Charges are pending after a box truck wrecked Monday afternoon.

A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 4:20 p.m. the vehicle was traveling west on Highway 38 near Paradise Creek Road in the Elkton area when it left the roadway for unknown reasons and struck a tree. It continued on and hit another tree, causing extensive damage.

The report said the driver fled the scene before law enforcement arrived. Two passengers of the vehicle were transported to Peacehealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend in Springfield.

The report said the driver will be referred to the Douglas County DA’s Office for failure to perform the duties of a driver with injury and driving while suspended misdemeanor.

The box truck was towed from the scene.