Central Florida driver injured badly after crashing into tree, fire crews say

Credit: Alachua County Fire Rescue

A driver was injured badly after crashing into a tree during rainy conditions Friday afternoon, Fire Rescue said. 

Around 4:30 p.m., emergency crews responded to a vehicle accident South of Archer when a car left the roadway while it was raining and struck a tree. 

The person in the car was extricated from the car after emergency crews used "Jaws of Life.'

The crash victim was transported by Alachua County Fire Rescue to a local trauma. 

The cause of the crash is under investigation.