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Deputy Involved In Wreck
September 2, 2009
An Escambia County deputy was involved in a traffic accident in Cantonment early Tuesday evening
The accident happened just after 6 p.m. on Muscogee Road near Highway 29. The Florida Highway Patrol says ECSO Deputy Andrew Taylor, 25, was responding to an emergency 911 call in the 600 block of Muscogee Road. As the deputy turned across the highway into the driveway of the home with the emergency, he turned into the path of a 1981 Chevrolet truck driven by William Fountain, 55, of Cantonment.
The front of Fountain’s truck struck the side of the marked sheriff’s cruiser, sending the patrol car into a ditch.
Fountain was transported to West Florida Hospital with minor injuries. Deputy Taylor was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital with minor injuries.
The FHP says charges are pending in the crash.
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12 Responses to “Deputy Involved In Wreck”
to the ‘local cop’ ~ Just to let you know ~ I’m not a ‘cop hater’. I know there are ones who take their job seriously and honestly, yet I also know there are some who don’t. Any time I hear a siren or see lights, I do pull over and stop ~ whether it be law, fire, or medical vehicles. But, there has to be lights and or sirens to know to do that.
And no I didn’t call my insident in….I was driving! I do not talk on a cell when driving and I actually have major issues with those who do! And when I came to a stop, the car was far enough I couldn’t read the number and I wouldn’t want to accidently call in the wrong car number.
I see there are a lot of cop haters out there. some of you make valid points, we as police officers “are not above the law”, and when we are responding to a an emergency the officer (if he is responsible) will act accordingly; ; I for one will always blow my air horn, and stop make visual contact with drivers at the intersections before proceeding…now having said that let me add this as well; I can not count how many times I have had vehicle just plain stop in the middle of the road, forcing me to veer either left or right,…..but I’m sure none of you good people have ever done that, or how many times I’ve been behind a vehicle with my lights and sirens and the vehicle fail to pull over to the right..(guess you forgot about that when you took your driver’s exam), or better yet some of you will see a police car coming with it lights and sirens on and still pull out in front of it..but thats ok too, because may you’ll get hit a get a lawsuit out of it. Now I am not saying that the deputy is right or wrong I wasnt there and neither were any of you, but before you go and start casting accusations think about your own driving and how you react when you see a patrol car approaching; do you stop, pull over to the right or get mad because you’ve been inconvienced for a few seconds. Oh and one other thing put yourself in the shoes of the person calling 911, you’ll be the first to complain because the officer was across the county and did’nt get therer quick enough to suite you
Kevin,might it be that the emergency could be called off after he gets through the traffic light????? Fishbowl,I liked your post!!! It reminds us ALL,to remember no one is above the law!!!!!!! I liked the idea of taking the info down…….but,I am afraid a lot of cop haters will take advantage and report false info…….I pray not!!!!
Please make sure the info matches the incident and that it does need reporting!!!!
KEE, your take on the incident was good for a laugh and laughter is good for the soul.
To the others commenting on Law Enforcement Officers breaking the law, every marked police vehicle has a number. Write down the number and call the appropriate law enforcement agency and report the violators. Be sure to relay every detail.
Years ago when I went through a military law enforcement academy, we were constantly reminded that we lived in a fishbowl while wearing the uniform and driving police vehicles. That the public was our boss and would not hesitate to point out our mistakes. That we were not only expected to uphold the law, but obey the law as well. If an officer receives enough complaints, eventually action will be taken.
When I see one acting inappropriately I take a picture with my cell phone and report the incident.
Of course it will be blamed on the individual and not the deputy. Don’t you know that they are always in the right?? NOT!!!! It’s like the trooper that almost sideswiped me in Pensacola changing lanes to try to get through the yellow light before it turned red! Might I add….NO lights or siren were on! If they had hit me, I know they would have blamed me and all I was doing was slowing down to stop for the light and he came out of the left turn lane all they way across to the outside straight lane….which I was in!
They all need to learn just because they are ‘law officers’ does not make them above the law!
And, “KEE” …. that’s just too funny! LOL!
It’s easy, MFGgoodSoln. They’ll say that the cruiser’s emergency lights were on and that the civilian was supposed to stop for that.
i think its funny because all the officers say they are on calls and i see them all the time turn on there lights in order to go through red lights, then u get behind them after they go through the light an they turn into a restuaraunt or something. mybe our perfect os everyoen thinks is perfect sherriff needs to address this issue. Im glad he was in the accident, im glad no one one hurt but it shows these officers that tehy are not invisible like they think. they think because they are in that car that they can do what ever well i got news for them they have ti obey the traffic laws to because the first one that ever hits me at a redlight or anything and its his fault im going to put a lawsuit so big it wont be funny.
KEE: funny, and to add to it, I saw an escaped Donkey on the side of Jacks Branch Rd yesterday morning! LOL!
KEE, youre tooooo funny!!
KEE, you have summed it up beautifully!!! I was thinking the same thing!!!! HaHa!!
You know you live in a small town when…..
A. You have to wait for all of the wild chickens, roosters and biddies to move out of the way before you can pull up to the gas pumps.
B. The local traffic and weather report on the radio includes…”Watch out for the pig roaming in the road around the intersection of……” (can’t recall just what intersection it was at the moment, and it’s not the first “beware of pig” warning and I have called one in myself!! lol
C. You move into the left lane of the highway so as not to disturb the goats that have escaped their fence and are grazing too close to the pavement.
D. A deputy by the name of ANDY TAYLOR is involved in a vehicle accident in the driveway of the home reporting the emergency.
Do I live in Mayberry? No, just Cantonment.
Just call me Goober, but please don’t call me Aunt Bea. LOL
Seriously though, I hope those involved in the accident are OK.
Do not see how they could pin this on the ‘civilian’ driver….but they probably will.