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Driver Flips In Hwy 97 Crash
February 6, 2011
The driver of a SUV was not seriously injured when he lost control and overturned Sunday morning on Highway 97 in Walnut Hill.
While northbound at Highway 164, he failed to negotiate a curve, lost control and overturned his Chevrolet Tahoe about 6:30 a.m.. The SUV came to rest on its side.
The Tahoe’s driver was transported by Atmore Ambulance to Atmore Community Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The accident is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue also responded to the crash.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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45 Responses to “Driver Flips In Hwy 97 Crash”
IM SOOOO GLAD TO KNOW THIS GUY WAS OK AND FOR THE ONES THAT WANNA BASH ON THE DRIVER…THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE WAS HEADED TO GUARD DUTY TO SERVE YOUR COUNTRY & THE REASONIING FOR THE WRECK WAS TO DODGE A DEER. SO KNOW THE FACTS BEFORE YOU SPEAK THE LIES!!!!!
Bubba i’m so glad your ok!! I love u!! and for everyone posting something about his tag….REALLY!!!! HE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND YOUR WORRIED ABOUT WHAT HIS TAG SAYS. Don’t post on here if u have nothing good to say. Heaven forbid this was to happen to u and someone post a crack about u. U should feel awful!!! Jerks.
Hwy 97…wow it just keeps happening down there…
tag could say…ROLNOVER…FASNURBELT…HOLDON…TOWTULED
Oh well…CRAPHAPUNS
Attn LEO; it’s like “fishin in a barrell” on hy 97. I’ve lived up here all my life, and since the casino came traffic has tripled, & their speed has doubled!!! Please come “catch” em……and another thing, half of them are throwing trash out of their windows. Just look at the nasty roadsides. It’s downright shamefull how the trash ends up in the ditch. There’s garbage cans at every store people stop at, yet the pure Trash decides to throw their Trash out of their window. Probaly while their kids are in the back seat watching….& learning. And before anyone goes off on me for ranting……I’m glad the Tahoe driver didn’t have any life-threatening injuries & my hat’s off to our Military!!!(half my family is Military) Get well soon!!!
Hope I never consider a vehicle that looks like this after a wreck to be an “ordinary” wreck. I would say it was an act of God that this man was not killed or very seriously injured.
maybe loudnuf and hundreds may want to slow down. ive never seen this kind of wreck at the speed limit
They have invented automobiles that can fly. so most of the owners are just testing to see if theirs are one of them
Paving HWY 97 apparently made the road way more dangerous. I travel up 97 to Hwy 164 it is a total of 16.4 miles. There are now 16 speed signs in that distance. When you turn north, at the 2.0 mile mark it goes to 50mph, 2.5 miles it goes to 45mph, 3.1 mile 55mph, 3.7 back to 50mph, 4.3 to 50mph,5.0 to 55mph,
6.5 to 55mph, 6.8 down to 50, 7.3 another 50mph, 8.3 another 50mph, 10.6 back to 55mph at 13.3 a 40mph double fine school zone then 14.2 a 45mph,14.6 a 40mph school zone. then at 15 goes back to 55mph then 15.1goes to 50 mph.
One question? if you pass a sign that says hill limited sight distance, once over the rise they call a hill can you go back to 55 or do you have to wait for a 55 sign.
This smells of future speed traps. This needs to be looked at. I nearly get ran over doing 55 so this speeding up and slowing down is really going to cause problems for anyone who tries to obey the law. Also why in dogwood park where the most cars turn in and out is the speed 55, While north of sunshine hill rd in the woods it drops to 45????? The first time I drove it after they put the signs up I just laughed. Guess I should have went to college where I could understand what people with fancy degrees think.
Soo thankful you are ok! Praise God! Looks like we are going to need all of our boys with things heating up over here in the middle east.
Take a look at the new signs on this hwy slow down speed up every 1/4 mile this causes people to miss judge other drivers on the hwy. This raod work is very good and people take it for granted and go to fast. Who ever decided to install these signs for this project needs there head examined alond with these stuped drivers.
“sick and tired” wrote:
>>> do you have a policy for not publishing names? The victims name is public record.
We usually don’t publish the names of those involved in “ordinary” wrecks where there were no serious injuries.
William, do you have a policy for not publishing names? The victims name is public record.
Thanks.
Thank the good Lord that this man is ok. His vehicle, a different story. Highway 97 was a dangerous road before it was repaved but now it’s a free ride on a racetrack. Forget the speed limit (some places they have even lowered it to 50 or 45) because a lot of people are going so fast they can’t even SEE the limit. Passing on curves, going up hills, and on double yellow lines is just a way of life for some people. You may see them flipped upside down or in the ditch any day or you may see life flight coming for them. Just pray they don’t hurt or kill someone else.
REGARDING:
“I always see people on here commenting about the wrecks. Most of whom have negative things to say.”
I think it is wonderful that you care about the victims of single vehicle accidents. So do most of us. About all you can say positive about such matters is that you are glad the driver is alive and that nobody else was hurt or killed in the incident. Most expressed that gratitude too.
Maybe folks should stop with that, but is it really unreasonable to think on the fact that the accident could have cost the driver his life? Could have killed someone else? Could have messed up a beautiful rock wall?
Most look for ways to change the situation in the future so what could have happened doesn’t happen. After all, if an event has a ten percent chance of a fatality, a hundred of them will yield about ten fatalities.
So saying the road might need some adjustments is a positive thing for the future. Pointing out that certain vehicles are more prone to turnovers and might be avoided is a positive thing for the future. Pointing out that certain driving practices should be avoided is a positive thing for the future.
Admittedly reading too much into a tag is not a positive thing, but I assume they were wondering if it showed a defiant, careless attitude. That is good to avoid.
A man’s service to his country is a noble thing and worthy of praise. If he is killed or kills others by accident, though, he is not able to serve and undoes some of the good he has done.
David for nonrotational positivity
REGARDING:
“What happened? I am at a loss why so many Drivers ” Lose control of their vehicle ” on that road”
This is just a guess and may not apply in any particular case, but when you repave the road, you remove the speed breakers known as pot-holes and people feel safer driving faster. The speed limit’s still 55 but people have told me that is way too slow for their excellent driving abilities, so SOME may go over a wee bit. Some might even do it without thinking because the smooth road doesn’t make it feel like it used to at that speed.
Come to think of it, we on US 29 are blessed with a natural speed slower as our road falls apart. We have to try to increase distance from drivers ahead of us lest they pepper us with loose gravel.
David the grateful
I always see people on here commenting about the wrecks. Most of whom have negative things to say. I really believe you should get a life a not judge a man by his license plate. Better yet, why don’t we judge him for the great things he has done for our country. While this “loud nuff” man was off to war for a year, where were the majority of you? At home, safe and not putting your life on the line for people like yourself, who judge him on a tag. You should all be ashamed of yourselves. He was headed to drill, doing something a lot of you don’t have the courage to sign up to do. Think about that before you want to critize the man on a license plate.
I think it’s time they put a caution light at this intersection, with a speed reduction.
Those darn senior citizen drivers !
What IS it about that road? Any clues? This is getting ridiculous.
Glad this man and this woman (Drivers Slams Into Stone Wall In Highway 97 Crash ) are okay. I learned to drive a standard shift vehicle on this road back in the day when it was far more dangerous than now.
WHY is everyone losing control on this highway?
Im so thankful he made it out without a body bag are anythang broken!God had his hand on you!
Glad your OK , don’t get upset that i will ask what many others are thinking.
What happened? I am at a loss why so many Drivers ” Lose control of their vehicle ” on that road
they just widened it , sooner or later someone will hit a family head on and this question will not seem out of line at all!
How does one loss control?
Hey Mac. Glad you were ok. You know that there were about 20 – 30 of us that were worried bout ya! You can replace your truck. We can’t replace you. Hope you ain’t gona be too sore in the morning. As for the rest of ya, while you make jokes about his tag, know this. This young man was on his way to drill with his guard unit. There is a LOT more to him than a stereo. I have served with him for a couple o years. Don’t judge a person by a tag. Judge him for the MAN he is!
C’ya next month (S**** C*****)!
Gotta slow down folks
IT WAS SHO NUFF LOUD NUF IM SURE, LOL, I AM SO GLAD WE CAN MAKE JOKES AND THIS MAN IS OK, IM SURE ITS DEVISTATING TO HIM ABOUT HIS VEHICLE THOUGH, WE REALLY SHOULD NOT JOKE ABOUT IT AND JUST BE THANKFULL THIS MAN IS OK, MYSELF INCLUDED, SORRY FOR THE JOKE !
Glad to see my car tag carried on.. least someone likes “Loudnuf” as much as me. Glad everyone is well.
I am so happy my nephew was not injured.The good lord was and is always watching over my family we are truely blessed from your family in Ks
Sorry William,I read it wrong.I kept seeing the at as on hwy 164.I apoligize.
Praises to God that my Nephew walked away from this.
that was my brother that flipped this morning i am glad he’s ok god was on his side. and all this about his tag, well people must have nothing better to do then so speculate. just bc somones tag says something doesn’t mean a thing. so he likes a system so what. i like my music too but that doesn’t mean either of us are bad drivers. maybe some of you people should take time to pray about you’r gossip about people.
Glad to see everyone is so concerned with what his tag says.. >: ( Thank God he’s ok..that definately couldve been worse..Please be careful driving everyone..you really never know what could happen.
There are so many accidents on this highway. I know that accidents can happen anytime and anywhere but this highway seems to see more accidents than most in our area. I am happy that the person in this vehicle is safe and well because from the looks of the vehicle, things could have easily taken a turn for the worse. Good luck to you and God Bless you and your family. I’m glad that you are okay.
I’m glad he’s ok and no one else was involved. GOD deserves all of the praise in this miracle. Just look at the SUV, and think of all of the things that could have happened.
I don’t know what the comments are about concerning my tag, but YES I’m alright. THANKS for the concern about my tag and not ME!!
>>The headlines say it happened on 97, the text says they were northbound on 164,is that the same road with different numbers?
The story says “on Highway 97….at Highway 164″
The headlines say it happened on 97, the text says they were northbound on 164,is that the same road with different numbers?
Is it the same curve the lady went flying over yesterday?
This was my fiance he was very much so blessed!!
LOUDNUF? JUST RIGHT, NOW.
or would that be centers of gravity?
centers of gravities?
unstable?
SUVs have high center of gravities and are easy to flip. makes me wonder why law enforcement is going to them.
oh well, glad this one’s okay this time
David for non-rotating vehicles
tag says it all…
I guess it was LOUDNUF!! Glad the driver wasn’t seriouly injured, from the looks of the vehicle they are lucky.
Seeing these pictures, I hope this driver is very aware of how blessed he was this morning. Praise God!!
This is EPIC! Look closely at the tag! I can think of at least 3 jokes here…