TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — A man was injured in a crash near Tyndall Air Force Base on Sunday, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
Nathaniel T. Shanks, 25, of Callaway, was taken to Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart Health System and listed in critical condition following the crash at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Sabre Drive and Tyndall Parkway, the FHP reported. The driver of the other vehicle, 22-year-old Benjamin Lawrence Ten Eyck, of Tyndall AFB, had minor injuries, according to the FHP.
Ten Eyck traveled north on Sabre Drive in a 2007 Ford F150 to make a left turn onto Tyndall Parkway, FHP said. Shanks, on a 2012 Trum Tiger 800, traveled eastbound in the inside lane of Tyndall Parkway, according to the report. The FHP said Ten Eyck failed to stop at the red light and caused Shanks to strike the side of the F150. Shanks was ejected and tumbled to a stop in the middle of the intersection, the FHP said.
FHP reported Ten Eyck was wearing a seat belt and alcohol was not a factor in his role in the crash. FHP also reported Shanks was wearing a helmet and alcohol was not a factor in his part of the crash.
Charges are pending and the investigation continues, according to the FHP.