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McDavid Man Involved In Fatal Santa Rosa Crash
February 20, 2009
A McDavid man was involved in a three vehicle accident in north Santa Rosa County Thursday morning that left a Pace man dead.
The Florida Highway Patrol says William Fillingim, 55, of McDavid was was northbound on Chumuckla Highway south of Archies Way in a 2000 Mack log truck when he drifting into the southbound lane. Fillingim struck the rear of a 2005 Dodge pickup truck and a flatbed trailer driven by Ernest D. Evans, 30 of Pace.
Fillingim’s log truck then struck the left front and side of a 1986 Ford pickup driven by Randal L. Touchton, 47, of Pace, pushing the truck onto the shoulder. The log truck continued off the highway into a wooded area.
Touchton, who was not wearing a seat belt according to the FHP, was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola by helicopter. Touchton was pronounced dead at the hospital at 7:07 a.m.
Evans was not seriously injured in the crash. Fillingim, who also was not wearing a seat belt according to the FHP, recieved minor injuries in the crash.
The accident in still under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. No charges have been filed.
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One Response to “McDavid Man Involved In Fatal Santa Rosa Crash”
NorthEscambia.com, thanks for reporting this story. The PNJ reported a blurb yesterday morning but didn’t print a follow-up story. My prayers go out the Touchton family and the families of the other parties involved in the wreck.