Driver In March 9 North Santa Rosa Crash Dies

March 23, 2009

A second person has died from injuries they received in March 9 crash in north Santa Rosa County.

The Florida Highway Patrol says Louis J. Konicek, 74, of Silver Lake, Wisconsin,  died Sunday morning at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola from injuries he received in the crash March 9 in Munson.

His wife, Carol Konicek, 71, also of Silver Lake, Wisconsin, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at the intersection of Highway 4 and Munson Highway.

The Florida Highway Patrol says Louis Konicek failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection at 7:14 a.m. on March 9, driving into the path of pickup driven by Charles L. Owens, 66, of Santa Rosa Beach.

The Koniceks’ vehicle continued into the parking lot of Ruth’s store where it struck a parked vehicle.

Owens received minor injuries in the crash.

The Florida Highway Patrol is continuing their investigation into the crash.

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