A Southport man was uninjured after his vehicle overturned and was fully submerged in water, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
Jeffery Scott Rice, 25, traveled in a 1995 GMC Jimmy south on County Road 2301 at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, when he took a left curve too fast, FHP reported. The vehicle ran off the road, he overcorrected across the northbound lane and overturned in a water channel along the east shoulder, according to the FHP.
The vehicle was completely submerged in 30 feet of water, FHP said. Rice was able to escape without injury and the Bay County Sheriff’s Office dive team assisted in extracting the vehicle from the water, FHP reported.
Rice was cited for failure to use due care, according to the FHP report. Rice was wearing a seatbelt and alcohol was not a factor in the crash, FHP reported.