A Panama City Beach man has died from injuries he suffered in a wreck on Interstate 75 Sunday night.

19-year-old Benjamin H. Schnitker died Monday at Shands hospital in Gainesville.

State troopers say Schnitker was driving northbound on I-75 near Ocala around 7:00 Sunday night when his car veeered off the road. The car hit a small group of trees, leaving Schnitker with a severed spinal cord.

His passenger, 18-year-old Steven L. Cottle, also of Panama City Beach, was listed in critical condition.

Troopers say Cottle was wearing his seatbelt, and Schnitker was not wearing his.

Family members say the two men were returning to Bay County after a weekend trip to Tampa.

Ben Schnitker was a 2007 graduate of Arnold High School. His parents Mark and Cil Schnitker and his brother Matt were at his bedside in Gainesville when doctors removed him from life-support.

The Schnitker's are very active in the community, contributing their time to countless charitable organizations.