ASHEBORO, NC : An Asheboro man escaped serious injury in a crash on May, Friday, 12th 2017

An Asheboro man escaped serious injury Friday morning when he apparently blacked out while driving and his truck ran off Old Lexington Road, down an embankment, and into a stand of trees.

Glenn Reid King, 67, was westbound on Old Lexington Road about 1.5 miles west of Asheboro when he apparently lost consciousness due to a diabetic condition, said Trooper K.L. Brooks of the N.C. Highway Patrol. King’s 2014 Dodge pickup ran off the right side of the road near Cedar Creek Road and traveled 20-25 feet down an embankment. The truck came to rest on its right side in a creek.

“He said he didn’t remember wrecking,” Brooks said. “They think his blood sugar level dropped.”

A passing motorist reported the accident at 10 a.m. King was not conscious when rescuers first reached his vehicle, but was alert and talking before he was taken by ambulance to Randolph Health, Brooks said. According to a hospital spokesperson, King was treated and released.

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Asheboro man wrecks on Old Lexington Road