(La Porte County, IN) - A New Buffalo teenager was injured in a La Porte County single vehicle crash over the weekend.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, 18-year-old Braden Huffer was traveling 850 North, about a quarter of a mile west of Indiana 39 in Springfield Township. He looked away from the road for a few seconds before veering off the pavement to his right and into a deep ditch.

His vehicle, a 2003 Nissan Altima, then struck a mailbox and a tree before coming to rest.

Police said Huffer sustained minor injuries to his face and hand in the late Saturday afternoon collision.  His heavily damaged car had to be towed from the scene.