Two people sustained minor injuries in a dramatic crash on Interstate 595 on Wednesday.

According to officials with the Florida Highway Patrol, 18 year-old Craig J. Whitfield was traveling in the westbound lanes of I-595, just east of State Road 7, shortly before 5:30 p.m when the accident occurred. Police say Whitfield was driving a 1996 Chevy pickup truck when his vehicle was struck from behind by a 2005 Honda Civic. The force of the impact caused the Chevy to spin across the westbound lanes of the highway, overturn, and land on top of a retaining wall and a blue 1995 Ford Mustang driven by 29 year-old Danielle Shippee, of Davie.

Traffic was backed up along the interstate as response crews worked to clear the accident and motorists slowed to gawk at the upside down pickup truck teetering on the retaining wall, just feet from a plunge into a thicket of trees and mangroves in the ravine below.

Thankfully nobody involved in the crash was seriously injured. All too often, accidents like these can result in serious personal injury. If you or someone you know has been injured in a Coral Springs car accident, please contact the Coral Springs Personal Injury Lawyers of the Law Offices of Eric G. Canter, P.A., by dialing 1-866-LAW-0022.