CRESTVIEW — A Crestview resident is in critical condition following a Sunday evening traffic accident.
Mallary Morgan Prather, 22, was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche on Interstate 10 at Mile Marker 45 when a rear, left tire malfunctioned, causing the vehicle to travel off the roadway to the left.
The vehicle entered the grass median and overturned twice, finally resting northbound in the median shortly after 7 p.m., according to a Florida Highway Patrol media release.
The passenger, Jenna Nicole Phillips, 20, of Clarksville, Tenn., was listed in serious condition following the accident.
Prather and Phillips were taken to Sacred Heart Pensacola.
Alcohol was not involved in the accident, and both Prather and Phillips were wearing their seat belts, according to the FHP.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview, Clarksville residents injured in I-10 traffic accident