COLLISION TONIGHT INJURES TWO, TIES UP TRAFFIC ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF CHURCHILL RD.

A two-car collision Wednesday night tangled up traffic at Dixie Highway and Palmetto Rd. and sent a driver and passenger away in ambulances.
Witnesses standing on the northeast corner of the intersection said a black, two-door Toyota Celica was traveling south on Dixie about 8 p.m. The passenger was in the front seat.

When the Toyota turned east onto Palmetto Road, it collided with a Range Rover traveling north on Dixie. The impact sheared the front bumber off the dark blue Range Rover. The bumper and Range Rover ended up about 20 feet apart on the east side of Dixie, in front of Dixie Food & Beverage. Witnesses said the driver of the Range Rover was uninjured.
The Celica, with a deep dent in the passenger's side and three flat tires, came to a stop on Palmetto Rd., about 20 feet east of Dixie Highway. Several police cars and two ambulances were on the scene, as were about 25 rubber-neckers. No information was available on which driver was at fault.
"They both must have been moving pretty fast. Look how bad they were hurt," said one man, as the yellow and red lights flashed on his face.