PANAMA CITY — Charges are pending against the driver of a dump truck after an early morning crash sent two people to the hospital in serious condition, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.
Cyle S. Potter, 56, was driving a 1999 Sterling Dump Truck east on McKenzie Road at about 6 a.m. Wednesday. At the same time, Felton K. Bland, 26, and Heather M. Williams, 26, both of Panama City, were traveling southbound on State Road 77 in a 2014 Niss Versa, FHP reported.
FHP reported Potter attempted to make a left turn onto State 77 from McKenzie Road, incidentally pulling into the path Bland and Williams. The front of the Versa careened into the left side of dump truck, officers said.
Southbound lanes of State 77 were closed until about 7:45 a.m. as Bland and Williams were rushed to a local hospital in serious condition, FHP reported.
Potter, of Ebro, has not been charged in connection with the crash and FHP reported he had no injuries. FHP reported charges are pending as the investigation proceeds.