Teens escape with minor injuries after hitting utility pole

by Teresa Eubanks, CLJNews.com

CALHOUN COUNTY – A 16-year-old boy and his 14-year-old passenger escaped with minor injuries after driving a 2008 Honda Accord into a utility pole early Friday morning, accord to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol.

The pair – both of Blountstown –  were traveling north on SR 73 and approaching Newsome Road around 12:30 a.m. when the driver attempted to turn left onto Newsome Road and lost control of the car.

The vehicle ran off the road and hit a utility pole before coming to rest on the north shoulder of Newsome Road.

The driver had reportedly taken the vehicle without permission from a family member.  He was cited for careless driving and issued a notice to appear in court on a misdemeanor charge of driving without a valid driver’s license.  

He was released into the custody of an uncle at the scene. 

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