Man Injured In Highway 29 Crash; Charges Filed

May 5, 2010

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(Updated) The driver of a pickup truck was injured in a Wednesday afternoon crash at International Paper in Cantonment.

The accident happened near the paper mill at about 3:15 p.m. when car apparently collided with the rear of a pickup truck. The driver of a 1997 GMC Sierra, Zhivara Kiktavi-Dye, 30, of Cantonment, was transported to West Florida Hospital with minor  injuries.

The driver of the  2000 Saturn, Alyson Caperton, 18, of Cantonment, was charged with careless driving, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. She was not injured in the crash.

The accident is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. Further details were not available.

The Cantonment station of Escambia Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS also responded to the accident.

Pictured: The driver of this pickup (pictured below) was injured when apparently struck by the driver of a car (pictured above) Wednesday afternoon on Highway 29 in Cantonment. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Smith, click to enlarge.

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9 Responses to “Man Injured In Highway 29 Crash; Charges Filed”

  1. mom of 3 on May 6th, 2010 4:22 pm

    Glad to hear that everyone involved was not seriously injured. Hope the driver of the truck is feeling better today. I don’t know about brake failure or not I was not there. Alot of rumors going around about what did and didn’t happen but regardless it was an accident and thank God nobody was seriously hurt.

  2. crazy on May 6th, 2010 4:04 pm

    Vara Just like you seen her on her phone that she was not on. Checked with the phone company and no calls, texts or use of phone at that time. Thanks. Mach 10? Not likely.

  3. whitepunknotondope on May 6th, 2010 6:29 am

    Brake failure? Come on, it’s been DECADES since that was a legitimate excuse for running into someone. Maybe in your 1972 Ford the brakes might fail, but in a car built in the last 15-20 years? No way. Cars are highly engineered pieces of equipment. Brakes don’t “fail”, drivers do.

  4. Vara on May 6th, 2010 6:24 am

    The brakes did not fail. I heard them load and clear before she hit my truck at mach 10.

  5. crazy on May 5th, 2010 8:57 pm

    exactly!

  6. William on May 5th, 2010 8:02 pm

    > funny they don’t mention that the brakes on the Saturn failed!!!!!

    The report provided by the FHP does not mention brake failure.

  7. crazy on May 5th, 2010 7:55 pm

    funny they don’t mention that the brakes on the Saturn failed!!!!!!!!!!

  8. NF on May 5th, 2010 5:35 pm

    People need to be CAREFULL!!!!!!!!!!!

  9. Betty on May 5th, 2010 5:31 pm

    Kristi, you are doing a great job helping William out with the pictures. You have been busy lately! Keep up the good work.