A vehicle is pictured off Shadyside Road near Lakewood on Thursday. The driver was transported to the hospital. Submitted photo

Lakewood firefighters had to extricate the driver of a vehicle that left the road and ended up in a ditch.

The crash occurred before 2 p.m. on Shadyside Road. After being removed from the vehicle, which ended up in some water, the driver was taken by ambulance to the hospital.