Barnett man injured after vehicle overturns on Highway 5

A Barnett man was injured Monday afternoon on Highway 5 in Morgan County when his vehicle overturned just north of Route TT. 

Jerry Cook, 76, was southbound in a 2004 Chevrolet 2500 when he began to slide off the right side of the road. The vehicle struck an embankment, causing it to overturn and come to a rest upright off the roadway. Cook was moderately injured and taken by ambulance to Lake Regional Hospital. 

The Chevrolet 2500 was totaled and towed from the scene.