A Panama City man remained hospitalized in critical condition Friday after a fatal head-on accident in Okaloosa County on Thursday afternoon.
Christopher M. Shoeller, 35, was driving a 2011 Isuzu box truck that struck a 2010 Ford F-150 pickup shortly before 4:30 p.m. near the south end of State Road 123 near Valparaiso, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. He was critically injured and flown by helicopter to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. His condition was unchanged Friday, hospital spokesman Mike Burke said.
Brian Taylor, 35, of Panama City, was a passenger in the box truck. He suffered minor injuries, the FHP reported
The pickup’s driver, 75-year-old Robert Carlisle of Brundidge, Ala. was killed in the wreck.
Carol Harris, 69, of Shalimar, was a passenger in the pickup. She was taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center in serious condition. Her condition had been upgraded to stable Friday.
According to the FHP, Schoeller was driving south on SR 123 when he “crossed the yellow line into the path” of the pickup. SR 123 was closed for more than three hours after the crash.
Two dogs were in one of the vehicles. One was killed in the crash and the other, described as a small white Maltese, died later from its injuries at Emergency Veterinary Clinic in Niceville, according to an employee.
The accident remained under investigation Friday, according to the FHP.