Crash at Highway 79 and Back Beach Road in Panama City Beach.
Wed Oct 7, 2026 at 1:25 PM CT · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
Crash at Highway 79 and Back Beach Road in Panama City Beach. A crash was reported at the intersection of Highway 79 and Back Beach Road on Wednesday afternoon, with injuries unknown and the call upgraded as responders headed in.
Minutes earlier, dispatchers had taken a report of an object hanging in the intersection by a nearby restaurant. Expect delays in the area. Details are preliminary and not yet confirmed by an official release.
What we know
- Reported: Wed Oct 7, 2026 at 1:25 PM CT
- Location: Hwy 79 & Back Beach Rd area, Panama City Beach
- Community: PANAMA CITY BEACH
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | A crash was reported at the intersection of Highway 79 and Back Beach Road on Wednesday afternoon, with injuries unknown and the call upgraded as responders headed in. Minutes earlier, dispatchers had taken a report of an object hanging in the intersection by a nearby restaurant. |
| PRELIMINARY | This comes from a short radio clip and has not been confirmed by an agency. |
| NOT KNOWN | whether anyone was hurt whether lanes are blocked |
Dispatch timeline
Dispatchers reported a possible traffic hazard near Highway 79 and Back Beach Road, with an object described as hanging in the intersection by a nearby restaurant.
Dispatch reported a possible traffic crash at the same intersection, with unknown injuries; the call was upgraded.
Source: Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch audio, auto-transcribed.
If you were involved in a crash
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- 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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