JEFFERSON COUNTY — Jefferson Fire Protection District firefighters responded to a car fire near Dix over the weekend after the driver walked away from his crashed vehicle.

According to reports, just before 1 a.m. Sunday, a vehicle driven by Chris Burge ran off Beal Road just west of Route 37 and struck a tree.

Burge walked away from the crash and to his Prior Road home.

His wife went to the scene a short time later and discovered the vehicle on fire.

Firefighters responded to the fire but the vehicle was completely destroyed.