(Emmetsburg)-- An Emmetsburg resident escaped serious injury in a single vehicle crash Monday on a Palo Alto county road.

Authorities say 16-year-old Eli Mosley was driving a 1996 Chevrolet Blazer eastbound when he lost control. The vehicle fish-tailed with the passenger-side tires going into the south ditch. Mosley then over-corrected, causing the vehicle to roll. It came to rest on its top in the middle of the road.

The vehicle was totaled.

Mosley was cited with failure to have a valid driver's license, failure to maintain control and failure to prove security against a liability.

The crash took place shortly after 1:30 pm.