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A man was arrested following a single vehicle rollover accident north of the Cherokee Bridge in Bartlesville early Thursday morning.

According to Washington County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Ryan Bevard, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol worked the accident around 4:30 a.m. He said they arrested Joe David Hammer for Driving Under the Influence, Failure to Wear a Seatbelt and Failure to Maintain Insurance.

Lt. Bevard said Hammer was transported to the Ascension St. John Medical Center in Bartlesville. He said Hammer is in custoday at the Washington County Detention Center awaiting arraignments now.

The cause of the accident is unknown at this time. 

The Bartlesville Police Department, the Bartlesville Fire Department, Bartlesville EMS, Washington County Sheriff's Office and Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to the call.

Highway 123 between Tuxedo Boulevard and Minnesota Street was closed until the accident could be cleared. You are asked to use an alternative route.

We will have more information when it becomes available.

Photo courtesy: Kris Ketchum