El Paso County Search and Rescue units and multiple agencies rescued a 19-year-old male who reportedly went off the the side of Mount Herman Road, west of Monument.

The car went off of a washed out section of the road and landed 140 feet down. The area where the crash happened has a lot of erosion from recent rain. Authorities believe the road may have given way when he drove over it.

The driver has several head injuries and was taken by flight for life to a Colorado Springs hospital. The man was awake. He could be heard from several feet away screaming in pain.

Authorities say the accident happened on Friday night. They say he was the only person in the car and said he spent the night alone for roughly 12 hours before he was rescued. It took El Paso County Search & Rescue less than an hour to get the man out of the ravine area.

The man reportedly crawled 30 feet uphill before resting on a boulder where he could be seen from above. Passers-by are the ones who spotted the man and called 911.

The 19-year-old told rescuers that he couldn't remember what happened. Authorities say he was not buckled in and was ejected from the car.

The man was driving a white Jeep which destroyed by the 140 foot drop.

The speed limit on Mount Herman Road is 20 m.p.h. The U.S. Forest Service says it is critical that everyone obeys the limit.