A collision involving a sedan and a pickup truck towing a camper resulted in two injuries on Tuesday6 evening, Dec. 31, along U.S. Highway 98 in Franklin County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The crash occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. near the intersection of Gulf View Road and U.S. Highway 98. According to the report, the driver of the pickup truck, a 53-year-old man from Branford, stopped partially on the shoulder and partially in the westbound lane of U.S. Highway 98, facing west. A sedan, driven by an 83-year-old man from Carrabelle, Fla., was traveling westbound and collided with the camper being towed by the pickup truck. Investigators noted sun glare as impairing the sedan driver's visibility of the improperly stopped vehicle. The collision caused the sedan to come to rest facing north in the westbound lane, while the pickup truck and camper stopped in a driveway near the Coastline RV Resort. The 79-year-old female passenger of the sedan sustained serious injuries, while its 11-year-old female passenger suffered minor injuries. Both were transported to a local hospital. The drivers and the pickup truck's 52-year-old female passenger were reported to have no injuries.
