Medical issue results in car crash

Police said a driver experiencing a sudden medical issue led to a car crashing over an embankment and knocking out a fuel pump at the Brookings Fred Meyer gasoline station.

According to police reports, Kyle Wallace of Gold Beach was driving southbound onU.S. Highway 101 in Brookings at 3 a.m. Tuesday when the 21-year-old’s white, 2006Buick LaCrosse left the roadway, drove across the sidewalk and went down an embankment into the Fred Meyer store parking lot, before running into a fuel pump.

Investigators said Wallace was taken to the Brookings Emergency Department for treatment.

No other injuries were reported.

A Brookings Fire and Rescue crew helped store employees rope off the area, and ensured there was no leaked fuel, before the car was towed away.