GULF BREEZE — A 21-year-old man is in serious condition following a crash on Country Club Road late Wednesday evening.
Charles Taylor Wentz of Gulf Breeze was driving southbound around 11:21 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle and it hydroplaned, according to the Florida Highway Patrol news release.
After hydroplaning, Wentz's 1997 Ford Crown Victoria spun clockwise and slid off the roadway and onto the grass shoulder. After reaching the grassy shoulder the vehicle continued moving, colliding into a tree.
Wentz sustained serious injuries and had to be extracted from the vehicle. His passenger, 23-year-old Christopher Scottt Meaux, was able to get out of the vehicle. Meaux suffered minor injuries. Both men were taken to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola.
Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash. The vehicle sustained $15,000 in damages. Both men were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.
Wentz is being charged with driving too fast for the road's conditions, according to FHP.
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