Person drives around barricade, gets stuck in washout

BOILING SPRING LAKES, NC (WWAY) — Boiling Spring Lakes Police responded to a call around 5:45pm Friday about a driver caught in a washout on East Boiling Spring Road.

They report that an elderly man drove around the barricades near the second washout, coming from NC-87. Police say his car fell into a sinkhole in the road.

Police say Boiling Spring Lakes Fire Rescue, Sunny Point Fire Department and Brunswick County EMS responded to the scene. They say the man was treated at the scene.

Boiling Spring Lakes Police Chief Brad Shirley urges drivers to be mindful of the barricades even as the road conditions start to improve.