A 36-year-old Groves man was injured Monday when the pickup truck he was working on rolled over him at a truck stop parking lot. The truck then rolled out into the highway and hit a traveling vehicle.
The incident was about 2:30 p.m. in the Flying J Travel Plaza off Interstate 10 at Highway 62. Orange police said Ryan Sullivan was working on his Dodge Ram pickup in the southwest corner of the parking lot. The truck began to roll and he ran to try to stop it.
The truck rolled over him, jumped the curb and went into the northbound traffic lane on Highway 62. The truck hit a Dodge Journey driven by a 39-year-old woman from Orange, who was not injured.
Sullivan was taken by Acadian Ambulance to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont with what police describe as “non-incapacitating” injuries.
Two burglaries were reported to Orange police on Tuesday. A resident in the 1800 block of Cub Trail reported missing jewelry at 12:13 p.m. Police report finding no signs of forcible entry. Then about 1:13 p.m., officers went to the 2300 block of Seventh Street. Screens were off at the house and back sheds were open. The patrol officer reported a blue plastic tub and miscellaneous items were missing.
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