Two-car crash blocks westbound lanes on W 15th St, Panama City
Thu Sep 24, 2026 at 7:57 AM CT · PANAMA CITY · Bay County
A two-vehicle crash at West 15th Street and Caroline Avenue blocked westbound lanes just before 8 AM Thursday. County rescue crews and Engine 4 responded, with injuries unknown at dispatch time. W 15th is the US-98 corridor through midtown – expect delays and use W 10th St or W 19th St as alternates.
What we know
- Reported: Thu Sep 24, 2026 at 7:57 AM CT
- Location: W 15th St & Caroline Ave, Panama City
- Community: PANAMA CITY
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | A two-vehicle crash at West 15th Street and Caroline Avenue blocked westbound lanes just before 8 AM Thursday. County rescue crews and Engine 4 responded, with injuries unknown at dispatch time. |
| 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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