FOUNTAIN — A driver and passenger have been hospitalized after skidding off the road and overturning several times, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
William Ellis Melvin, 32, who was driving the vehicle, was charged with careless driving and unknowingly driving with a suspended license, FHP reported.
Melvin and Melody Ann Andrews, 31, both of Fountain, were driving south on U.S. 231 approaching Las Vegas Street at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Melvin, driver of the 2005 Dodge Durango, failed to maintain control of the vehicle by allowing it to drift off the road.
After rolling over several times and hitting trees, the Durango ended up on the east side of U.S. 231 and came to final rest upright on its tires and wheels, officers said.
Melvin and Andrews were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Melvin was not wearing a seatbelt at the time, FHP said.