By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A 75-year-old Toledo man was airlifted to a Portland-area hospital after his Jeep vaulted off U.S. Highway 12 near Morton this afternoon and came to rest at the bottom of a 30 to 40-foot embankment.
Troopers called about 12:20 p.m. to the scene, about a half mile east of town found Cledis W. McNew with what looked like a broken nose and a cut to his ear, according to the Washington State Patrol. He was transported to Morton General Hospital for treatment and examination of head and internal injuries, according to the state patrol.
They decided to transfer him because of a possible hemorrhage on his brain, Sgt. Darin Foster said.
McNew was traveling eastbound when his 2002 Jeep Wrangler went off to the left and struck several trees before landing, according to the patrol.
The cause is under investigation. The Jeep is described as totaled.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter