January 10, 2023 10:50 a.m.

A driver refused medical attention after a log truck rolled over in the Riddle area on Monday afternoon.

A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 1:45 p.m. deputies responded to the incident in the 700 block of Council Creek Road and found that the vehicle had rolled over onto the fence. The driver said his brakes caught on fire coming down Middle Creek Road and failed. He said he attempted to slow down by downshifting but was unsuccessful. The driver then tried to take the right hand turn onto Council Creek from Middle Creek, but could not make the corner.

Employees from the log truck company responded to recover the vehicle with their own equipment. The cost to repair the fence was estimated to be $2,000.