Man swerves to avoid pedestrian, crashes

Laurel, In. — An Oldenburg man was injured in a Thursday crash in Franklin County.

Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a single car accident on Bullfork Road near Davison Road at 3:49 p.m. At the scene, Zachary Roberts, 22, told police he swerved to avoid hitting a person when he left the roadway and struck an embankment.

Roberts was transported to Margaret Mary Health for treatment. There is no other information about the pedestrian.