Motorist tries to avoid possum, ends up in a ditch

-Floyd County Police Department report-

A motorist was able to escape injury in a single-vehicle crash on Park Road off of Cave Spring Road.

According to the Floyd County Police report:

The driver of a 2006 Toyota Sienna swerved to avoid hitting a possum but misjudged and overcorrected.

The vehicle left the road and came to rest in a ditch.

As the vehicle was being removed by a towing company, its front end snagged a water line to a house, ripping the line from the meter.

There were no injuries, and no citations were issued.