Glade Volunteer Fire Department kicked off the weekend for the fire service in Jones County on Friday evening when firefighters responded to the report of a vehicle in the water at Flat Branch on Tuckers Crossing Road at 5:46 p.m.
Upon arrival, the department found a white four-door sedan partially submerged in the creek.
A Good Samaritan stopped and assisted the adult male driver out of the vehicle without incident. The driver was uninjured but had suffered a medical emergency.
Witnesses stated the car veered off the road and almost hit two power poles before going into the creek.
The Jones County Sheriff’s Department and M&M Volunteer Fire Department were also on the scene. EMServ Ambulance Service responded as well and treated and released the driver, who declined transport to the emergency department.
No other injuries were reported.