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Two young adults were hospitalized with seriously personal injuries after they were involved in a car accident on Interstate 10 in Baker County, Florida. Both 22-year-old Brian Shane Williamson and 24-year-old Kathryn Lynch, of Lake City, were transported to Shands at Jacksonville after they were ejected from their 1994 GMC Jimmy sports utility vehicle. The accident occurred a little after 10 p.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Williamson, who was driving the SUV, was traveling on the inside, Eastbound lane on I-10. Williamson drifted onto the paved apron and overcorrected, driving the SUV across both Eastbound lanes and into a ditch. The SUV went airborne and struck a pine tree, both passengers were ejected from the vehicle. The FHP stated that neither Williamson nor Lynch were wearing their seat belts. For more details see 2 seriously injured after car goes airborne on I-10.
Car accidents are a major, if not the most, cause of fatalities in young adults. Whether this high rate of automobile fatalities is due to driver inattentiveness or the lack of this class to wear their seat belts, young Florida drivers should be aware of the dangers that are present of Florida highways.