PARKER — A Panama City man has been arrested after a single-car crash in a modified vehicle left one of his passengers paralyzed, according to police reports.
Martin Lee Erwin Jr., 26, was arrested Wednesday after a November single-vehicle crash in the 5300 block of Lake Drive. He has been charged with reckless driving resulting in a serious injury, according to court records.
Parker Police Department reported that on Nov. 22 officers responded to a serious wreck, according to police reports. All occupants of the vehicle had been taken to the hospital with a variety of injuries, ranging from a lacerated scalp to a possible broken back.
After investigating the scene, police determined that Erwin was driving faster than the posted speed limit and ran a stop sign in a modified car where he lost control, officers reported.
After undergoing several surgeries, the passenger suffering from a suspected broken neck had not regained the use of her lower extremities at the time officers issued a warrant for Erwin’s arrest, police reported.
Erwin was later arrested and charged with reckless driving with serious injury.