Laurel Hill woman injured in traffic accident involving ambulance

FORT WALTON BEACH — A Laurel Hill woman has a minor injury following a traffic accident that involved an Okaloosa County ambulance.

A 2006 Chevrolet Impala on Tuesday was traveling southbound on Patrick Drive and an Okaloosa ambulance were traveling eastbound on State Road 188 in Fort Walton Beach, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.

Around 12:23 p.m., the Impala turned left in the ambulance’s path, and the Impala’s right front portion collided with the ambulance’s left side, according to the release.

Pamela Spear, 33, of Laurel Hill, was driving the ambulance and received a minor injury, according to the FHP. David Mills, 29, of Arcadia, was her uninjured passenger.

Frances Scroggins, 76, of Fort Walton Beach, was driving the Impala, which received $5,000 in damage; the ambulance received $8,000 in damage, according to the FHP.

Scroggins was charged with a right-of-way violation, according to the release.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Laurel Hill woman injured in traffic accident involving ambulance