FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A bear was struck and killed along a highway in Florida's Panhandle.
The Florida Highway patrol says the crash occurred Tuesday along State Road 189 near Fort Walton Beach.
Wildlife officials told The Northwest Florida Daily News (http://bit.ly/1vMJJxF) the bear was a 195 pound female.
Spokesman Stan Kirkland says the numbers of bear-related calls in Okaloosa, Walton and Santa Rosa counties have "really skyrocketed."
