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Accident On The Alabama-Florida Border Injures One
December 10, 2008
One person was trapped in their vehicle for over half an hour in an accident on the Alabama-Florida border north of Bratt Tuesday night.
The accident happened about 10:25 p.m. at the intersection of State Line Road and North Highway 99 on the border of the two states. The driver of a Kia Sedona apparently failed to stop at a stop sign at the end of the State Line Road, slid across Highway 99 an into a ditch. The vehicle was in the ditch with one side being supported by a large stump.
It took firefighters just over half an hour to stabilize the vehicle so that it did not slide further into the deep ditch and to remove the driver. The male driver was transported to Atmore Community Hospital. His injuries were not believed to be life threatening.
The vehicle came to rest literally just a few feet from being in Alabama.
The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, the Atmore Fire Department, Atmore Ambulance, the Escambia County Sheriff’ Department and the Florida Highway Patrol responded to the call.
The accident is still under investigation by the FHP.
Pictured above: Firefighters work to stabilize this Kia Sedona so that it does not slide further into a ditch on the Alabama-Florida border Tuesday night. Pictured below: More views of the accident scene. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.
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2 Responses to “Accident On The Alabama-Florida Border Injures One”
The driver of this car was my nephew. I am out in California and it was frightening enough to hear about it from my sister, but seeing the pictures makes it all the more real. My nephew had just joined the marines recently and was returning from his 3 day physical accessment when the accident happened a mile from home. He had a bad cut requiring stitches on the bridge of his nose, probably caused by a tree branch through the open window, but is otherwise ok. When my sister saw him at the hospital, he was covered in blood and it was very frightening. Head and face wounds bleed a lot and the damage appeared to be far worse than it was. He will be seeing an ENT doctor later in the week, but for now, appears to have no serious damage. He is a very lucky young man.
I was at this sight and he was very lucky to be alive and that noone was coming from ither direction.