(Creston, Iowa) – One person was injured during a single-vehicle rollover accident early this (Monday) morning, in Union County. According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, 21-year-old Damon Michael Hayes, of Afton, was driving a pickup truck southbound on Owl Avenue at around 12:40-a.m.

Hayes told deputies as the pickup came upon a sharp curve at around 60-to 65-mph, he was unable to negotiate the curve. The vehicle entered the east ditch and rolled-over through several feet of barbed wire held up on fence posts before coming to rest.

Hayes suffered minor injuries but was able to exit the vehicle and walk on his own to a nearby residence to call for help. He was transported by his parents in private vehicle, to the hospital in Creston. His pickup, a 2002 Dodge RAM 1500, was declared a total loss. Damage to the barbed wire fence and posts, owned by Aaron Mathes, of Lorimor, was estimated at $500.