TDOT Employee Involved in Accidents

An employee of the Tennessee Department of Transportation escaped injury in a truck accident Friday morning.
66 year old Roger Ruble of Overton County was traveling west on Highway 70 east in the Hillcrest area in a 2011 TDOT Ford Ranger pickup truck when he went off the right side of the highway and struck guide wires and two utility poles. The truck came to rest on its side.
Members of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department’s Extrication and Rescue Team were summoned to help remove Ruble from the truck.
Moments prior to the accident, Ruble’s truck sideswiped an eastbound pickup, driven by Randall Blaylock, knocking off a side mirror on the driver side door of Blaylock’s truck.
According to Trooper Chris Delong of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, who investigated the accidents, it is believed that Ruble suffered a medical condition which contributed to the mishaps.
Although DeKalb EMS came to the scene, Ruble refused transport to the hospital.