LYNN HAVEN — Officers are investigating an early Thursday crash where six people were injured after a vehicle overturned near the intersection of Transmitter Road and County 390, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reports.
No fatalities were reported; however, two passengers suffered serious injuries, and all six were transported to a hospital, officers said.
Authorities said the crash happened at about 8:45 a.m. when Jeremy Revett Boutwell II, 17, of Southport, was driving west on County 390 near the intersection of Transmitter Road. Boutwell lost control of a 2000 Isuzu Rodeo and hydroplaned into eastbound traffic, directly into the path of a 1999 Chevrolet Prizm being driven by 22-year old Regina A. Jager, FHP reported.
The side of Boutwell’s vehicle careened into the front of Jager’s vehicle, officers said. The Isuzu continued to spin before overturning into a ditch and coming to a rest on its roof.
One of Boutwell’s passengers, 19-year-old Jonathan Christopher Carter, and Jager’s only passenger, 21-year-old Victoria Marie Dawson, were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Boutwell’s other two passengers, 19-year-old Kaitlyn Brooke Jones and 20-year-old Austin Brock Sullivan, suffered minor injuries, FHP reported.
Boutwell and Jager also suffered minor injuries and were taken to the hospital, FHP said.
No charges have been filed in the incident, but the investigation is pending.
News Herald Writers Collin Breaux and Zack McDonald contributed to this report.