It sat up on a rise near Hwy. 5 the next day - a crumpled mass of metal that was once a small car.
The four-door Audi, which had been driven by a 25-year-old man originally from LeRoy, left the road late in the evening on March 17. Its destroyed condition drew attention from passing motorists the next day as it remained where it had come to rest the night before, on a field near Muenster.
Humboldt RCMP, Humboldt and District Ambulance Service and the Humboldt Fire Department were called to the scene of the crash at 11:35 p.m. on March 17 after receiving reports of a single vehicle rollover on Hwy. 5, reported RCMP Const. Trevor Scott.
RCMP believe the vehicle had been travelling eastbound on Hwy. 5 when it failed to make the curve just west of Muenster. It entered the north ditch, rolled, hit an approach, skipped over some water, hit a second approach, and then finally took out a power pole before coming to rest on its roof.
The power pole broke free of the lines, which meant emergency crews did not have to deal with any downed power lines, Scott noted.
In the crumpled car, emergency crews found a single male occupant suffering from head injuries. He was unresponsive.
Though the windows of the car had all been broken, and the driver's door was open, firefighters and ambulance personnel still had to extricate the man from the vehicle.
The car was upside down, and the man was still in his seatbelt, noted Fire Chief Norbert LeBlanc.
His arm was also caught under the roof of the vehicle, so they had to carefully get him out of the seatbelt and onto a spine board, then lift the car a little to get his arm free.
He was taken to Humboldt District Hospital by ambulance, then on to Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. As of Sunday, his condition was reportedly improving.
The RCMP are continuing their investigation into the cause of the crash. Weather and road conditions are not believed to be factors in the crash.
