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Minor Injuries In Gravel Truck, Van Accident
August 1, 2008
A wreck involving a van and gravel truck in Century left one person with minor injuries Friday morning.
The accident happened about 11:30 on North Century Boulevard just north of East Highway 4, in front of the Panhandle Restaurant.
One person in the van was treated for minor injuries.
The front of the tractor trailer rig struck the driver’s front corner of the van. The van remained across the northbound lanes of Highway 29, slowing traffic for about a half an hour. The truck driver pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant.
It was raining at the time of the accident; however, it was not immediately clear if the rain contributed to the cause of the accident.
The accident is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. The Century Volunteer Fire Department, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department, Escambia County EMS and the FHP all responded to the accident.
Pictured above: NorthEscambia.com was there as the first fire truck arrived on scene. Pictured below (scroll down): Emergency personnel check the driver and passenger of the van. Picture bottom: The front of the truck that struck the van. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “Minor Injuries In Gravel Truck, Van Accident”
I have been telling this old story for a very long time—-please slow down!!!!!!!!For you never know when this might be your last day on earth!!! I also agree that you MUST keep up the good reporting work!!!!!!!
I am glad no one was injured too seriously. Living in Molino, right off Highway 29, sometimes it is really hard just getting out of my driveway, but turning into my driveway is the scariest.
I with another mother and friend of mine about 10 years ago or so did so much to not have the speed limit changed from 55mph to 65mph, and with the help from the newspaper we succeeded. We had our children getting on school buses and 18 wheelers and cars would be traveling at such a high rate of speed that, sometimes they would just blow right through the with the buses stopped and red lights blinking. There are still children boarding buses on Highway 29 and they are still speeding. We need more or frequent highway Patrol to Monitor these speeders, from Molino to Century. If it says 55mph, we know they do 65 or more, if it is 65, we know they are doing 70 or more. Please get us more help out this way before we have a real tragedy!!
Fortunately, it appears there were no serious injuries in this accident. However,
we need “enforcement” of speed limits through Century. Eighteen Wheelers and cars, alike, fly up and down highway 29 like it is a Nascar track. There has already been several fatalies and other serious accidents over the past several years on Highway 29. People need to “SLOW DOWN” and our law enforcement needs to “Crack down” on those who don’t.
Also, we have a very nice library now in our town but with it being directly on Hwy 29 and with “speeding” being such a problem in our town, I feel the town of Century should consider fencing the library yard to help protect our community’s children while they are there.
I appreciate the speed and accuracy in which the events in our town are related to the citizens of our area. Thanks! Keep up the good work!