--- title: "14-Year-Old in Florida Crashes Ford Explorer, Injuring 7, After Mom Allegedly Lets Him Drive" description: "The son has been cited with careless driving and driving without a license." date: "2017-04-17" modified: "2017-04-17" authors: - name: "Aaron Brown" job_title: "Staff Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/aaron-brown" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/9367/14-year-old-in-florida-crashes-ford-explorer-injuring-7-after-mom-lets-him-drive" categories: - "Ford News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "Crash" - "Explorer" - "Florida" - "Ford" - "suv/crossover" - "teenager" --- # 14-Year-Old in Florida Crashes Ford Explorer, Injuring 7, After Mom Allegedly Lets Him Drive ![]() *\www.thedrive.com* Seven people were injured in Florida on Saturday after a 14-year-old crashed a 2000 Ford Explorer with his family inside of it, [local news station Fox 13 reports.]() The SUV drove off Interstate 4 in Tampa Saturday evening when the teen lost control of the SUV while attempting to change lanes. The 7 people inside the car—the teen's 32-year-old mother, her 34-year-old boyfriend, and children aged 3, 6, 6, and 16—were all taken to a hospital. Each one, except for the other teen, suffered serious injuries, according to the report. "They were letting the 14-year-old drive, I don't know why," said the 14-year-old's grandfather, Joe Rossiter, the news station reports. The driver was cited for careless driving and driving without a license. The crash was under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol, according to the report. It's possible that the mother could also be charged. As a reminder, the legal driving age in Florida is 15—with a learner's permit. https://twitter.com/_/status/853704053276254208 ## Author Aaron was previously a contributing writer with Jalopnik and has also written for Business Insider covering cars. When he's not in the office writing the news, you'll probably find him thrashing a beater car around a RallyCross. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [Twitter]()