Driver Trapped after Crash
Fri Sep 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM CT · PANAMA CITY · Bay County
Firefighters worked to free a driver trapped inside a white Hyundai sedan after a two-vehicle crash at East 19th Street and Highway 231 in Panama City on Friday afternoon. The crash, reported around 4:20 PM, involved the Hyundai and a black GMC pickup, and brought out a tower truck, battalion chief, and multiple engines.
Both vehicles were expected to need tow trucks, so plan for delays at that intersection.
What we know
- Reported: Fri Sep 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM CT
- Location: E 19th St & Hwy 231, Panama City
- Community: PANAMA CITY
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | Firefighters worked to free a driver trapped inside a white Hyundai sedan after a two-vehicle crash at East 19th Street and Highway 231 in Panama City on Friday afternoon. The crash, reported around 4:20 PM, involved the Hyundai and a black GMC pickup, and brought out a tower truck, battalion chief, and multiple engines. |
| PRELIMINARY | This comes from a short radio clip and has not been confirmed by an agency. |
| NOT KNOWN | Cause, citations and how long traffic was affected. |
Dispatch timeline
Call heard on Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch.
No further radio traffic about this call is in the clip we have. This page is updated if an agency releases more.
Source: Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch audio, auto-transcribed.
If you were involved in a crash
- Florida requires you to call law enforcement for a crash with an injury, a fatality, a hit-and-run, a DUI, or when a vehicle needs a wrecker.
- Crash reports are handled by the investigating agency and filed with the state. You can request yours from the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles crash-report page.
Source: Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, flhsmv.gov/traffic-crash-reports
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