PANAMA CITY — A woman was killed and her two children injured in a hit-and-run crash on U.S. 231 Wednesday night and the driver was arrested and charged, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
Jennifer L. Whitehead, 33, of Panama City was killed when a 1993 Chevy 1500 struck her and the children while they were walking south in the grass on the west shoulder, according to the FHP. Witnesses stated the driver of the truck, later identified as Patrick Andrew Henninger, 28, of Panama City was drifting back and forth before exiting onto the west shoulder, FHP reported.
The truck struck the pedestrians and fled the scene, leaving Whitehead and her children in a ditch, police reported. The children were listed in serious condition, according to the FHP report.
Henninger was located at a residence on Copenhagen Drive and was arrested at 5:40 a.m. Thursday, FHP reported. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with death. Henninger was booked into the Bay County Jail with additional charges pending, FHP reported.
FHP said alcohol was a factor in the crash.