Police resumed the search this morning for a driver who was ejected into Paynes Prairie Wednesday afternoon after a crash.
A white Chevrolet truck traveling southbound on U.S. 441 collided with a dark green Ford Explorer at about 4 p.m. near Paynes Prairie State Park in Micanopy, according to Florida Highway Patrol Cpl. Rodney Howard.
Howard said the Chevrolet truck struck the Explorer from behind before veering to the side, breaking through a side guardrail and landing in the muddy swamp below.
Workers from ANS Tree Service helped pull the truck, which was submerged, out of the water. Rescue divers searched for the Chevrolet's driver until nightfall with no success.
The driver of the Explorer, whose identity has not been released, was taken to a nearby hospital and is in stable condition, Howard said.
Witness Peter Carolin, who notified authorities about the accident, believes that whoever was in the truck never made it out.
"The mud definitely sucked him down," he said.
