The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Columbia Fire Department and Columbia EMS responded to a a one-vehicle crash in the rain on southbound Route 3 just north of the Monroe County YMCA shortly before 4:10 p.m. Friday.

The MCSD said a 1999 Dodge Ram driven by Russel Berner, 52, of Waterloo, was traveling south on Route 3 when the truck began to hydroplane just south of Gilmore Lake Road. The truck slid off the roadway and into a ditch, causing major damage.

Berner and his passenger, Jessy Ledbetter, 40, of Waterloo, were evaluated on scene by Columbia EMS, after which Berner was transported to an area hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries.