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Three Drivers Charged After Weekend Wrecks; One Faces Felony Charges
November 24, 2009
Three drivers were charged following weekend accidents in North Escambia, including one facing felony charges for driving with a suspended license.
Jewitt W. Noland, 47, of Mary Ester, Florida, was charged with driving with a suspended license, a third degree felony, following a crash late Friday afternoon in Century. The Florida Highway Patrol said the wreck that sent four people to the hospital was not Noland’s fault but his license was suspended.
Ryan D. Rodarte, 23, of Madison, Alabama, was charged with running a stop sign in connection with the accident. The Florida Highway Patrol says Rodarte ran a stop sign while traveling south on Old Flomaton Road. His Nissan was T-boned by Noland’s pickup, sending the car about 85 feet into a ditch.
Rodarte and three passengers in the car were transported by ambulance to Jay Hospital. The Florida Highway Patrol identified the passengers as Jessica J. Imholz, 17, of Blythewood, South Carolina; Demario Jordain, 18, of Columbia, South Carolina; and Heather Dorner, 19, of Madison, Alabama. Imholz’s injuries were classified as severe; she was transferred by LifeFlight from Jay Hospital to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola.
Noland was treated on the scene and then charged with driving with a suspended license and transported to the Escambia County Jail. He was released on $1,000 bond.
For more details on the accident, click here.
One Charged In Highway 97 Crash
After an early Sunday morning accident that closed Highway 97 for four hours, a Bay Minette man was also charged by the Florida Highway Patrol.
Anthony McWilliams, 22, of Bay Minette, was charged with careless driving after he lost control of his 1977 Ford Thunderbird while traveling north on Highway 97 at Highway 164. McWilliams’ car traveled about 250 feet on the side on the highway before striking a power pole. The impact broke the pole, and sent power lines down across Highway 97 and Highway 164. He told troopers that he fell asleep.
McWilliams and his passenger, William Lewis, 22, of Bay Minette, were transported by ambulance to Atmore Community Hospital with minor injuries.
The accident left an unknown number of Escambia River Electric Cooperative customers without power for four hours. For more photos and details from the accident, click here.
Pictured top: Four people were injured in the this Nissan in a two vehicle accident late Friday afternoon in Century. Pictured inset: The driver of this GMC truck was not injured. One person was injured in this single vehicle accident on Highway 97 Sunday morning. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “Three Drivers Charged After Weekend Wrecks; One Faces Felony Charges”
In regards to Yellar Hammer ,
These guys where from Alabama. Alabama V Florida driving Laws are as different as night and day. In Florida no Tag with no proff of insurance first. Alabama you can get a tag without proff of insurance. Also in Florida if you drop or don’t pay insurance that month you have less than 30 days to to turn in your plate tokeep your Liesence or the state will suspend them. Just had a family member go through it. This why traffic laws need to be nation wide.
They didnt have tag or insurance when they had a valid license.
I hear ya!!
I thought that if your licence was suspended your tag and insurance was suspended to, how come these people are not behind bars when they have wrecks and continue to drive.