FREDERICKTOWN — Swerving to avoid a deer, the car of Terry Stevens, 49, Levering Road, Fredericktown, left Waterford Road, hit a utility pole and came to rest back on the road.

Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Shaun Robles said the crash was at 5:35 a.m. today.

Stevens was taken to Knox Community Hospital by the Fredericktown squad with apparent minor injuries.