20 year old Jose Luis Ontiveros of Mission is treated at the scene.
Driver Falls Asleep, Rolls Pickup, GOODRICH, October 3, 2011 - At approximately 1:35 pm on October 3, 2011, a dark blue 1990 Ford Ranger driven by Jose Luis Ontiveros, 20, of Mission, was south-bound on US-59 a short distance south of Goodrich when he allegedly fell asleep at the wheel. Ontiveros left the road to the right, over corrected back to the left and rolled coming to rest upside down facing south in the right lane. Americare Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with a surplus of Troopers including Kevin Burman, Corporal Sam Lattner, and David Morris (all from Polk County) and Troopers Shelly Lee and Sean Barnes from San Jacinto County. Ontiveros was treated at the scene and transported to Livingston Memorial Hospital with undisclosed injuries. One lane of traffic was blocked during investigation and cleanup. According to Trooper Burman, Ontiveros will be cited for driving with no driver's license. A rollback wrecker from Ken's Towing recovered Ontiveros' vehicle and it will be stored at Harrison Body Shop in Livingston. The scene was cleared by 2:50 pm.
Ontiveros' 1990 Ford Ranger came to rest in the right lane, upside down, facing south.
Ontiveros' cargo spilled all over the shoulder and the right lane.
Family who was following in another vehicle helped clean up the mess.
Ontiveros' vehicle was recovered by Ken's Towing.
Houdini has been acting a little strange lately, so we took pic from the other side of the windshield.
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