Florida man shot by birdshot while driving his truck, crashed

OKALOOSA COUNTY, FL – A Friday night drive by a Crestview man went bad after he was shot by a hunter’s birdshot and crashed his vehicle.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a Crestview man was apparently struck with birdshot while driving his pickup truck Friday evening.

“Deputies were called to the area of Clint Mason Road and Grady Johnson Road around 6:45 p.m. in response to a shots fired call.
They found a Crestview area resient in his forties with injuries to his head,” the Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office said. “He had crashed into a telephone pole after being struck with what appeared to be birdshot.”

The man was transferred to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment.

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