Saturday night rollover near Red Bud

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday to a vehicle rollover crash on Route 159 near LL Road north of Red Bud.

The driver was able to exit the vehicle on his own and reported shoulder pain at the scene.

Responding agencies included the Red Bud Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS.

Police said a 2022 Chevy Equinox driven by Michael Schulte, 50, of Red Bud, was traveling south on Route 159 when Schulte fell asleep and overturned his vehicle into the ditch.

Schulte was transported by Monroe County EMS to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

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