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Century Crash Victim Still Not Awake; Three Crosses Erected For Victims
May 7, 2008
Nearly a month after a Century crash claimed three lives, one young man is still not awake.
Jacob Castleberry, 17, of Jay has been moved from Sacred Heart Hospital to a specialty hospital in Pensacola. Three other people in the car Castleberry was riding in died as a result of the crash at Jefferson Avenue and Highway 4 at about 10:30 p.m. on April 11. Three white crosses bearing their names have been erected at the intersection.
“Jacob still is not awake, but is doing better,” his mother Kathy Castleberry told NorthEscambia.com. “He has cracked his eyes a little and is moving both arms and legs; his broken bones are healing well.”
We are continuing to trust God and believing he will wake up soon,” she said. “Keep him,and us, in your prayers and thoughts.”
Meanwhile, Century Mayor Freddie McCall said the town had cleared some brush from around the Jefferson Avenue side of the intersection, making it easier to see oncoming traffic, and painted rumble strips (those lines of paint that vibrate your steering wheel) have been added.
McCall has also requested the Florida Department of Transportation to add a flashing caution light at the intersection. The Florida DOT says the caution light and the entire intersection will be studied.
Michael Joe Edwards, 17, of Brewton was driving north on Jefferson Avenue when he failed to stop at a stop sign, driving across Highway 4 into the eastbound path of a 2008 Ford truck driven by William H. Arnett, 43, of Holt. Arnett’s truck struck the left side of Edward’s truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The FHP says Edwards was pronounced dead at the scene. Edward’s passenger Daniel A. Smith, 16, of Jay was also pronounced dead at the scene. A second passenger, Jessica L. Smith, 20, of Jay was later pronounced dead at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. The Smiths were brother and sister.
Arnett was not injured, according to the FHP. His passenger, Glinda M. Arnett, 30, of Baker was transported to Sacred Heart in critical condition. She was released from the hospital a few days later.
For the original story from NorthEscambia.com about the crash, including crash photos, click here.
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