Bay County traffic crash 'trouble areas' ranked
The victims of the February crash all were part of a local family — Linda Barfield, Tracey Barfield, Stacey Barfield and Christy Barfield. All were Panama City residents except Tracey Barfield, who was from Chipley. The four who died in the September 2020 crash were Angel and Rachele Garcia, Gerald Mendenhall and Richard Ayers. All were from Panama City except Ayers, who was from Chipley. In addition to the uptick in traffic stops and serious accidents, the Florida Department of Transportation is overseeing a State 388 construction project to widen the road from two to four lanes, ...