FLATROCK — A Leon man was taken to the hospital after his vehicle struck a rock in the roadway on W.Va. 2 Wednesday morning.

William D. Hannum, 52, was driving his 2006 Dodge Stratus on W.Va. 2 when he struck the rock.

Emergency crews with Mason County Emergency Medical Services, the Flatrock Volunteer Fire Department and Mason County Sheriff’s Department responded to the call.

Capt. Carl Peterson investigated the accident.

About one inch of rain fell in Mason County during the overnight hours and into Wednesday morning, according to Nick Webb, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Charleston.

At least one large boulder fell from the hillside on W.Va. 2 near Thomas Ridge Road, according to Ross Roush, garage administrator with the West Virginia Division of Highways in Mason County. The rainfall likely caused the rock to loosen from the hillside before it landed in the roadway.

A crew from the Mason County garage responded to the area and pushed the rock to the side of the road.

“This is historically a ‘falling rock’ area,” Roush said. “There are several of these falling rock areas in the county.”

Roush said signs are posted in the area and that motorists need to be aware of the falling rocks.

“These rocks can cause a lot of damage when one is driving at 55 mph and crashes into it,” he said.

Although the rain brought flooding to different areas of the state, Webb said there were no reports of flooding in Mason County.