CANYON, Texas (KVII) — Texas State Park Police released photos of car that rolled 200-feet into Palo Duro Canyon.
The crash happened Sunday night along Park Road 5. But it took the injured driver until just before Noon on Monday to reach the Mack Dick Pavilion.
Palo Duro Canyon State Park staff said he was bleeding and had a black eye.
About 12:05 p.m., park staff spotted a vehicle upside down below the “Big Hill” east of Park Road 5.
Texas State Park Police, the Texas Department of Public Safety, Randall County deputies, Canyon Fire Department, Randall County Fire Department, BSA EMS, and Sierra/Canyon Towing all responded.
The driver said he had a tire blowout after dark Sunday on Park Road 5, causing him to veer off the road at a turnout on the Big Hill and tumble into the canyon. He said he was able to climb out of his SUV and walk to the Mack Dick Pavilion the following morning.
He was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital for a possible concussion and broken ribs.
Police said the vehicle appeared to have left the road at a turnout parking area and rolled downhill approximately 200 feet.
Rescue crews from Texas State Park Police, Canyon Fire Department and Randall County Fire Department used a high-angle rope system to lower a cable to the wrecked vehicle, allowing Canyon/Sierra Towing to retrieve it from the canyon.
Park Road 5 was temporarily closed at both the top and bottom of the hill during the extraction.
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The crash remains under investigation by Texas State Park Police and DPS.