BEATRICE – Beatrice Police and Beatrice Fire and Rescue were sent to an early morning rollover accident Friday, two blocks east of the Gage County Courthouse.

Police said a Ford Escape was traveling west on Lincoln Street, when the male driver possibly fell asleep. The S-U-V went over the north curb of Lincoln and struck a tree, located between the sidewalk and street next to a retaining wall.

After hitting the tree, the vehicle rolled onto its top in the westbound lane, just west of 9^th and Lincoln.

Police said the driver was able to get out of the vehicle on his own and suffered a broken tooth and facial injury.

The accident, at about 3:15 a.m., had police blocking off Lincoln Street between 8^th and 9^th for over an hour. The identity of the driver, who was alone in his vehicle, was not immediately known. He did not require transport by ambulance for medical treatment.