A Carrabelle teenager was seriously injured in a one vehicle accident in Wakulla County on Tuesday morning

A Carrabelle teenager was seriously injured in a one vehicle accident in Wakulla County on Tuesday morning.

The Highway patrol said 18 year old Austin Edward Atkins was injured after losing control of his GMC Sierra at about 6:20 Tuesday morning.

Austin was traveling north on US-319 in the northbound lane when for unknown reasons his vehicle went off the road onto the east shoulder.

Austin overcorrected causing the vehicle to go into a counter-clockwise spin.

The vehicle traveled across both lanes before overturning in a ditch.

The Highway patrol said Austin was not wearing a seat belt.

Alcohol was not a factor in the crash, though charges are pending against the driver.

The Florida Highway Patrol was assisted by Wakulla Fire Rescue, the Wakulla Sheriff’s Department and Shands Cair 3 out of Perry.

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