Pickup truck rollover closes road

Dennison-Chattaroy Road was closed for more than three hours Sunday afternoon after a Spokane Valley man rolled his pickup truck.

John F. Sharp, 14403 E. Sharp, was driving on Dennison-Chattaroy Road near Amy Road around 4:50 p.m. when he reached for a cellular phone and drifted onto the shoulder, Spokane County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Dave Reagan said in a news release.

The 2001 Dodge pickup went down a hill and through a fence, then rolled once, ending up on its roof, Reagan said.

Traffic Corporal Ken Salas said Sharp, 40, was folded inside the pickup’s crushed cab. Sharp was taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center, where he was in satisfactory condition late Sunday, a nursing supervisor said.

The truck was a total loss, Salas said.

Sharp was alone at the time of the crash and was wearing a seat belt, Salas said.