PANAMA CITY — A Panama City Police officer dodged pedestrians and crashed into a power pole in an early morning wreck that kept a stretch of busy highway closed for more than five hours Thursday.
A section of the road on Business 98 was closed off in front of Save-A-Lot in Millville after about 4 a.m. Thursday when the police officer crashed into a power pole. Officials with the Panama City Police Department said the officer was heading toward Springfield and some pedestrians crossed the road, forcing the officer to swerve into the pole to avoid them, police reported.
Neither the pedestrians nor the police officer requested medical assistance following the accident, according to PCPD spokesman Officer Richard Thore.
“None of the pedestrians were injured,” Thore said. “They actually walked off after the accident.”
Power and cable lines were downed and the road closed off as Gulf Power and cable companies worked to repair the damage into the afternoon. No charges were expected.