PANAMA CITY, FL : Vehicle crashes through Panama City building on Wednesday, 12th February, 2020

No injuries were reported after a vehicle crashed through a downtown building next to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Wednesday morning.

According to Cpl. Richard Thorpe of Panama City Police, a man driving the sedan hit a Jeep on the other side of 5th Street on Harrison Avenue and veered off into the vacant building at 472 Harrison Avenue. Panama City Police officials said they believe that driver could have had blood pressure issues that caused him to crash.

The owner of the Jeep said he was backing out of the last parking spot before the four-way intersection of Harrison Avenue and 5th Street when he was struck on his rear left quarter panel. He said he saw the other driver’s head on the steering wheel before crashing into the building.

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