MARIANNA — A 72-year-old Altha woman is in critical condition after an early morning, single car collision launched her car about 100 feet, according to Florida Highway Patrol reports.
Betty Louise Grover, 72, was taken by helicopter to a Bay County hospital Monday at about 8 a.m. after losing control of her car and crashing into a culvert along State 73, just south of Marianna. The maroon 1986 Oldsmobile she was driving came to a rest upside down on the grass, FHP reported.
Officers do not currently know what caused Grover to leave the roadway. However, physical evidence at the scene indicated she was traveling north on State 73 before she drove onto the east shoulder, crossed the roadway and entered the west shoulder. Grover traveled about 870 feet before the car struck a culvert at Topelo Drive, FHP said.
The impact caused the Oldsmobile to vault some 100 feet before landing and overturning. It then came to rest on the west shoulder upside down. Grover suffered critical injuries and was Lifeflighted to the hospital. FHP reported Grover was wearing her seatbelt at the time.