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School Bus Sideswiped By Garbage Truck In Molino, One Minor Injury
January 8, 2009
One student received minor injuries from broken glass when an ECUA garbage truck sideswiped a school bus in Molino Wednesday afternoon.
The accident happened on Molino Road just east of Highway 29 about 3:20. Authorities say the bus was transporting special education students home at the time of the accident.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the bus and garbage truck were heading in opposite directions on Molino Road near Chestnut Road when the driver of the garbage truck, George Watson, 44, of Pensacola, veered across the center line. The left side of the garbage truck sideswiped the school bus, breaking windows on the bus and sending glass into the bus interior.
The FHP says passenger Randy D. Ledkins, 22, of Pensacola received minor injuries in the accident from the glass. Derek S. Haynie, 21, of Molino; and Cody Smith, 19, also of Molino were not injured. Bus driver Elisa J. Carnley, 52, of Pensacola and aid Portia C. Kimbrel, 57, of Pensacola were not injured.
Watson, the driver of the ECUA truck, was charged with failure to drive in a designated lane.
Engine 1819 from the Molino Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department also responded to the crash.
Pictured above: A Florida Highway Patrol trooper arrives at a school bus accident in Molino Wednesay afternoon. Pictured above and below: The windows were busted out of this Escambia County School bus in a minor collision with an ECUA garbage truck in Molino Wednesday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.
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14 Responses to “School Bus Sideswiped By Garbage Truck In Molino, One Minor Injury”
There was nothing in the report that said he was 2 feet over the line. I agree that is reckless driving and should be punished. And I to have driven large trucks and farm machinery on these roads for many years and have seen so pretty stupid moves by all drivers.
Rusty- my husband and my grandfather have driven lg trucks. They also realize that they hold more responsibility on the road then the average driver. The reason you have to take a special test and hold a special license is that the government is saying that you hold more responsibility. The situation I had with a garbage truck was where he just didn’t feel like stopping at a stop sign—- would that be my fault also. I don’t think anyone is saying that all lg truck drivers are dangerous, but that the garbage company and drivers should have stricter punishment for reckless driving, because these drivers are obviously not concerned with other’s safety. Luckily in this situation no one was seriously injured and for that I think everyone is grateful!
Dear Rusty, I have driven large trucks and farm equipment on these roads and I do realize that some are narrow. The garbage truck that ran me off the road was a good 2ft. or more across the yellow line on my side of the road. The incident in which I was talking about had nothing to do with a narrow road or the size of the truck. So I can put the blame on the driver of the truck.
I don’t know how many of you have ever driven a large truck or bus but on these narrow county roads there is NO room for error. When two of these large vehicles meet at the same time it’s a near miss situation every time. And don’t put all the blame on the garbage truck, I have had school buses run me off the road also!
Has the garbage company issued any kind of statement about what is being done to rectify this? This is obviously an on-going issue and not just a random accident.
Thank you, Renea.
Nolefan, where did that come from? Senior’s comment with “def” in it meant definitely not deaf.
my brother was on there and he as cerebral palsy and he is not def or retarded so to everyone who thinks they know it all needs to think again!!
These were kids with special needs
well there def not highschool students i mean ages 20 and up. come on.
I wasn’t surprised by this. Around noon today, I was going down S.Hwy99 and a ECUA truck ran me off the road. My mom was about a half mile in front of me and said he had also ran her off the road. I wonder if it was the same driver!
I’m not understanding the ages of the passengers. This was a school bus, right?
Molino road needs to be widened. It’s too narrow. I’ve had close calls several times with other drivers hugging or crossing the center line. However, I’m glad no one was critically injured.
ECUA in the news Again! And in North Escambia on Wednesday, not Tuesday?! Maybe he was counting the “missing” recycling cans. I realize this could have been a serious collision and thankfully no one was seriously hurt, but it’s almost comical how much ECUA continues to get it wrong in North Escambia. Stay Safe!
I don’t know who was at fault, or what the situation was during this accident, but I do know that on several occasions I have seen garbage truck drivers acting as if they own the road. I really hope this was not one of those times. I am very grateful that everyone was o.k.