Medical issue ruled cause of bean field incident

<p class="p1">A medical issue is believed to be the cause of a single-vehicle accident in a bean field north of Chester on Monday morning.

<p class="p1">According to a Chester Police Department news release, officers were dispatched to the intersection of Palestine Road and Three Springs road in reference to a vehicle that had veered off the roadway and into a field.

<p class="p1">Upon arrival, officers located a silver 2002 Chevrolet four-door sedan - which contained Gary D. Rubach of Chester - roughly 150 yards off the roadway in a bean field southeast of the Palestine Road/Three Springs road intersection.

<p class="p1">A witness in a vehicle following behind Rubach watched the incident unfold and called 911.

<p class="p1">The witness told the Herald Tribune that Rubach's vehicle initially stopped short of the field and then proceeded into it.

<p class="p1">The witness said he left his own vehicle at the side of Palestine Road, ran down to Rubach's vehicle and observed him slouched over behind the steering wheel.

<p class="p1">The witness noted he beat on the driver's side window and that apparently revived Rubach, who was alert and responsive when first responders reached him.

<p class="p1">Rubach was transported to Chester Memorial Hospital by MedStar Ambulance. The accident was reported at 10:33 a.m.