March 2, 2016 - Riggs Street in Center was the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Center police officers were dispatched to the scene when it was reported a vehicle had struck a building at that location.
When the officers arrived at Double A Storage facility, one block from Shelbyville Street, a pickup truck was located inside of the facility where it had impacted with a building.
According to Center Police Officer Jake Gross, at 4pm Jerome Ratcliff, 24, of Center was driving west in a 1996 red Chevrolet pickup truck on the 200 block of Riggs Street when Ratcliff stated he attempted to avoid another pickup truck which was traveling in his direction on his side of the roadway. At that time, due to a door malfunction, Ratcliff was ejected from the vehicle onto the ground.
The truck, which was no longer occupied, continued off the roadway to the right and onto the Double A Storage property where it traveled through a chain link fence. The truck then struck two storage buildings before coming to a stop. Ratcliff received minor injuries as a result of the incident; however, he refused treatment at the scene.
No citations were issued at the time of the incident.
Officer Gross was assisted at the scene by CPD Sgt. Duane Gordon and CPD Officer Maegan Wright.
