Large Alligator in the Road in Front of Chick-fil-a
Fri Oct 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM CT · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
A large alligator stopped traffic in front of a Chick-fil-A on the beach parkway. Officers were called around 3:30 PM Friday after a large alligator was spotted crossing the road near the Chick-fil-A on Panama City Beach Parkway.
When units arrived, the gator was sitting in the middle of the road in front of the restaurant. Expect slowdowns in the area. Details are preliminary and based on early dispatch traffic.
What we know
- Reported: Fri Oct 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM CT
- Location: Panama City Beach Parkway corridor, Panama City Beach
- Community: PANAMA CITY BEACH
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | A large alligator stopped traffic in front of a Chick-fil-A on the beach parkway. Officers were called around 3:30 PM Friday after a large alligator was spotted crossing the road near the Chick-fil-A on Panama City Beach Parkway. |
| 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.
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