Early morning rollover crash near Hecker

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday to a single-vehicle rollover crash on Route 159 near Sunset Lane south of Hecker.

The vehicle was reported to be on its side in the roadway on Route 159. Upon responder arrival, the occupant of the vehicle had safely exited, so there was no entrapment.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Hecker Fire Department responded to the scene.

Police said a 2008 Jeep Wrangler driven by Steven M. Minnemann, 62, of Modoc was traveling northbound on Route 159 just south of Sunset Lane when the vehicle ran off the roadway to the right. The driver overcorrected and the vehicle ran off the roadway to the left, where it overturned.

Minnemann was transported to Red Bud Regional Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

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