Man flips car at Martinez Kroger 090209

Man flips car at Martinez Kroger

From Staff

Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 12:53 p.m.

Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 1:29 p.m.

A Dearing man was unscathed after the vehicle he was driving landed on its side in front of Kroger on Columbia Road in Martinez.

Columbia County Sheriff's Deputy Jim DiArenzo said that Peter Menendez, 36, was driving a red Honda Civic eastbound on Columbia Road when he lost control of the vehicle as he was turning left into the Kroger shopping center at around 10:30 a.m.

The car struck a concrete median and went airborne before hitting the curb and flipping on its side. It landed on the guy wire of a utility pole, which likely prevented the vehicle from landing near the Kroger gas pumps, Deputy DiArenzo said.

A Georgia Power employee cut the guy wire and lowered the car with a winch.

According to Deputy DiArenzo, Mr. Menendez was cited with driving too fast for conditions and failure to maintain lane.

From the Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 online edition of The Augusta Chronicle

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