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Man survives plunge off bridge
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Warren County Sheriff's Department deputies Jared Jacobs and Kelly Carter, along with EMS employee Jason Martin, peer over Faulkner Springs Bridge to a pickup about 30 feet below.
A man escaped with his life Sunday morning when his truck ran off a bridge, careened nearly 30 feet, and slammed upside down within inches of the water below.The driver, William D. Cleghorn, 35, was taken to River Park Hospital for treatment following the harrowing ride that saw his Nissan D21 break in half as it flew over Faulkner Springs Bridge on Bluff Springs Road. According to Sheriff’s Department reports, the wreck happened around 9 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Bluff Springs Road and Upper Faulkner’s Factory Road. Cleghorn was traveling west on Bluff Springs when he lost control of his truck on the wet pavement.