A reported high-speed crash Friday evening left multiple high school students critically injured after their vehicle split in half and caught fire following a collision on Emerald Coast Parkway, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office reported.
According to investigators, a gray 2023 Dodge Charger carrying four teenagers was traveling west from the Walton County line shortly before 6:30 p.m. when it collided with a black 2024 Volkswagen Atlas attempting to turn left onto Tequesta Drive.
- Witnesses reported the Charger was traveling at a high rate of speed and passing vehicles before the crash.
The impact caused the Charger to strike a utility pole, splitting the vehicle in half and causing it to overturn and catch fire. Two passengers were ejected from the vehicle, while first responders had to extricate the driver, officials said.
The driver of the Volkswagen sustained non-life-threatening injuries…