PANAMA CITY BEACH - A 2005 Chevrolet Equinox was traveling north on Thomas Drive in the northound thru lane at about 2 a.m. Thursday.
Meanwhile, Joseph P. Murphy, 65 was driving a 2008 Chevrolet HHR west on US 98 in the center thru lane. The driver of the Equinox failed to stop for a red traffic signal colliding with the HHR, troopers wrote in a news release.
After the collision both vehicles rolled and rotated several times. The driver of Equinox was injured in the crash and fled the scene on foot, officials wrote. Troopers have not yet located him. Murphy was transported to Bay Medical Center with “non-life threatening injuries,” officials wrote.
The case is under investigation.