Breaking News -- Nassau commissioner hospitalized in accident

Nassau County Commissioner Tom Branan has been flown to Shands Jacksonville following a single-car accident this afternoon.

Branan was northbound on Blackrock Road shortly about 5:30 p.m. when his vehicle went off the road and hit a concrete culvert, said Nassau County Sheriff Tommy Seagraves. Seagraves said Branan was not responsive and that a medical condition may have caused the crash. Branan lives in the area where the accident occurred.

Nassau County Fire Rescue Chief Chuck Cooper said Branan was in critical condition when he was flown to the hospital.

His condition was later updated to fair.

— Dana Treen