Chipley man dies of injuries from wreck

Florida Highway Patrol announced Thursday evening that a Chipley man injured in a recent wreck passed away that morning.

William C. Morris, 20, died at 10:44 a.m. in Bay Medical Center.

Morris and his recent bride, Susan Marie (Cushman) Morris, 21, were seriously injured in a two-car accident at approximately 12:30 p.m., Friday, April 24.

According to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol, Morris was driving a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse at a high rate of speed northbound on Orange Hill Road when he attempted to pass a 2002 Ford Ranger by leaving the roadway. Marcie Hysmith, 39, of Chipley, driver of vehicle two, had slowed down to turn into a private drive.

The right front side of the Morris vehicle collided with the left front side of Hysmith's vehicle. Morris then braked causing his vehicle to rotate and overturn multiple times. Vehicle one came to final rest on the west shoulder of Orange Hill Road. Vehicle two stopped on the private drive.

Morris was pinned under his vehicle and his wife, Susan, was ejected from the car. Both occupants were airlifted to Bay Medical Center in Panama City. They were not wearing seatbelts.

Hysmith had no injuries and was wearing a seatbelt.