A van lies beside King Street in Oxford late Tuesday afternoon after 21-year-old John C. Ryan of Rye, New York, fell asleep while driving. Oxford police Sgt. Rickie Jack said Ryan was headed north in the S-curves when he nodded off. The 2008 Toyota hit a ditch, took out a mailbox, went airborne and landed in tree and rocks. Ryan was shaken up and the van was demolished, he said. Jack was assisted by Oxford Patrolman Zachary Bisson and Oxford Fire and Rescue personnel. (Chuck Blaquiere photo)

A van lies beside King Street in Oxford late Tuesday afternoon after 21-year-old John C. Ryan of Rye, New York, fell asleep while driving. Oxford police Sgt. Rickie Jack said Ryan was headed north in the S-curves when he nodded off. The 2008 Toyota hit a ditch, took out a mailbox, went airborne and landed in tree and rocks. Ryan was shaken up and the van was demolished, he said. Jack was assisted by Oxford Patrolman Zachary Bisson and Oxford Fire and Rescue personnel. (Chuck Blaquiere photo)