Minnesota teen critically injured in Escambia County crash

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. ( WKRG ) — A Minnesota teenager was critically injured in a Wednesday motorcycle crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The FHP said in a press release that the crash, which happened at the intersection of 9th Avenue and Tippin Avenue around 9 p.m. on Aug. 21, involved an SUV driven by a 32-year-old Pensacola woman and a motorcycle driven by a teenage male from Rochester, Minn.

INCIDENT LOCATION:

According to crash reports, the teen was driving the motorcycle in the right travel lane on 9th Avenue, just north of Tippin Avenue, and the SUV was traveling southbound on 9th Avenue, preparing to turn left into a parking lot.

According to the FHP, the crash happened when the SUV driver didn’t see the motorcycle and turned left. Although the SUV driver reportedly attempted to stop to avoid a collision, the motorcycle collided with the right side of the SUV.

The collision resulted in the teen being propelled onto the roadway while the motorcycle continued to travel into a parking lot, where it hit a parked vehicle.

The teen was critically injured in the crash and was taken to a local trauma center for treatment, according to the FHP.

The SUV driver and passenger were not reported to be injured in the crash.

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