Emergency responders worked furiously for almost an hour to free 41-year-old Jesse Weber, of 218 Birch Lane, Tampa, from the wreckage of a 2002 Dodge Durango New Year's Eve.
The accident occurred shortly after 10 p.m., on NW 37th Boulevard near NW 27th Terrance in Oakwoodlands.
According to FHP Trooper J.B. Stewart's report, driver Michael R. Marshall, 30, of 3338 NW 29th Place, Jennings, failed to negotiate a curve and struck a tree.
Weber was flown by Life Flight to Shands UF upon being freed from the wreckage by the Jaws of Life. Other passengers in the Durango receiving minor injuries were: Danny Adams, James Adams, Joey Irving, Allen Marshall and Ricky Kaiser, all of Hamilton County.
Weber's condition could not be confirmed at press time.
An investigation into the accident continues.
Jasper News
January 8, 2009
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