A 81-year old man fell asleep behind the wheel which led to a one vehicle accident in Mecosta County. Sheriff deputies say they were called to 9 Mile near 20th Ave. to investigate a one car personal injury accident. The driver, an 81-year-old man from Big Rapids was traveling west on 9 Mile Rd when he fell asleep and ran off the roadway, then jumped a driveway traveling in the air having a collision with the ditch. The driver's passenger sustained non-life threatening injuries and was taken by EMS to the Hospital.