Unlicensed driver Cody Sapp, 23, facing charges after falling asleep at the wheel, crashing into ambulance on Route 52 in Cana, Virginia

Modified Date:

Wed, 10/07/2015 - 7:27am

Accident Date:

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

3 injured in crash involving overturned ambulance in Cana

The crash was reported just after midnight Wednesday on Route 52 near Tab Lane in Cana. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening, troopers said. Charges are pending against the car driver, Cody Sapp, 23, troopers said. Sapp was flown to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, while the ambulance workers were taken to Northern Hospital of Surry County. Sapp was driving a Toyota car when he fell asleep, overcorrected after going off the road and hit the southbound ambulance, troopers said.

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Type: Car Accident

Topics:

Asleep at Wheel/Driver Fatigue, Overcorrection, Unlicensed Driver/Suspended License

People Involved:

Cody Sapp

Roadway:

Route 52

City:

Cana, VA

County:

Carroll County, VA

Area:

Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA