The Columbia Fire Department and Columbia EMS assisted the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department in responding to a single-vehicle crash in the area of Nevois Lane and Imbs Station Road north of Columbia at about 4:20 p.m. Friday.

The vehicle involved, a truck, was found on its side in a field off the roadway.

Police said a 2019 Dodge Ram truck driven by Brian L. Rapp, 43, of Millstadt, was eastbound on Imbs Station Road when a deer crossed in front of the truck, which swerved to avoid the deer and overcorrected. This caused the truck to leave the roadway on the south side and overturn in a field. The truck also struck and broke a Monroe County Electric Cooperative utility pole before coming to rest.

The driver refused medical treatment on scene.