•December 30, 2015•

It has been a busy past few days for the Moultrie County Sheriff’s Department responding to motorists inquiries about flooding roads while patrolling rural areas to make sure no motorists are stranded.

Sheriff Chris Sims reported that one potentially dangerous situation was avoided northwest of Lovington Monday, December 28.

Sheriff’s deputies were called to Old Springfield Road at 10:05 p.m. about a quarter mile west of Route 32.

David Rosenbaum, 19, of Arthur was driving his van west on Old Springfield Road on his way to a friend’s house. He drove into water that was crossing the roadway without realizing how deep it was.

The van was swept away by the flooding waters while Rosenbaum escaped by the driver’s side window.

He waded from the flooded roadway to a nearby house where Moultrie County authorities were notified. Lovington Ambulance Service was called to check out the driver.

Sheriff Sims explained water washing across a roadway is deceiving, and motorists shouldn’t take unnecessary chances.