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6 Seriously Hurt After 14-Year-Old Crashes SUV in Florida: Highway Patrol

Florida grants learner's permits to children as young as 15

A teenager who lost control of an SUV on a Florida highway Saturday, seriously injuring himself and five others, has been charged with careless driving and driving without a license, NBC News reported.

The 14-year-old was allegedly driving a Ford Explorer Saturday night near Tampa when he "over-corrected" on an aborted lane change, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a statement.

The driver, his mother, a man and three children were all listed as being seriously injured, and a friend of the driver received minor injuries, authorities said.

It wasn't immediately clear why the teenager was behind the wheel. Florida grants learner's permits to children as young as 15.

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