One person was injured during a single-vehicle accident Tuesday morning, north of Shenandoah. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office along with Shenandoah Rescue responded to the crash that occurred around 9:04-a.m., in 1400 block of Highway 59.

Photo courtesy Fremont County Sheriff’s Office

Authorities say a 1994 Ford F150, driven by 31-year old Timothy Martin Becker, of Farragut, was northbound on US Highway 59, when it entered the west ditch hit and hit a tree. After the tree the attached to the vehicle, the vehicle the struck a house, impaling the residence with the trunk of the tree.

Becker was transported to the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. He told investigators that he was ill at the time of the crash. Authorities cited Becker for Failure to Maintain Control.