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November 2, 2021

Although only a few details surrounding the tragic accident have been released to the public, authorities with the Florida Highway Patrol operating within Bay County have officially opened a formal investigation into a deadly wrong-way collision that occurred this past Friday evening along U.S. Highway 231.

According to collaborative reports from the first responders with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, Bay County Fire Department, and the Bay County branch of the Florida Highway Patrol, it was already well into the night of October 29, 2021, when the person behind the wheel of a gray sedan was driving in the southern direction along the northbound lane of U.S. 231 without the car’s headlights turned on. At this same time, a white Ford sedan that was traveling in the correct direction approached the vicinity of the other wrong-way driver. Unable to avoid a collision with one another, the two vehicles violently collided which caused the Ford to immediately burst into flames.

Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Bay County EMS, were dispatched to the site of the fiery collision by local 9-1-1 operators. After a quick assessment of the dire situation, medical teams sadly realized that several people suffered fatal injuries as a result of the two-car crash. The wrong-way driver of the gray sedan was pronounced dead at the scene. The front-seat passenger was medevaced to a local hospital in serious condition and the backseat passenger suffered critical injuries. Everyone in the Ford sedan was killed during the accident, with the youngest victim reported to be the age of a small toddler.

The identities of the victims are currently being withheld pending notification of the next of kin. Further updates will presumably reach the media once the investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol has concluded.

Since 1977, Florida auto accident attorney James O. Cunningham has been diligently fighting for the rights of victims who have been seriously injured or killed during hit-and-run collisions, wrong-way accidents, rear-end collisions, and T-bone car crashes. If you would like to schedule a free 30-minute case evaluation, please submit a contact form on our website or call our office directly at 888-FLA-AUTO to speak with an associate.

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