Memorial Service Today For Local I-75 Crash Victims

February 5, 2012

A memorial service will be held this afternoon for Michael and Lori Hughes, the Escambia County couple that was killed last Sunday during a horrific crash on I-75 near Gainsville.

The service will take place at 2 p.m. at the Quality Inn & Suites at 7601 Scenic Highway in Pensacola.

The crash on a fog and smoke covered interstate claimed the life of 11 people, including Michael Hughes’ daughter Sabryna Hughes Gilley, age 17. A candlelight vigil in her honor was held Friday night at Avondale Park in the Bellview community.

Michael Hughes grew up in the Jacks Branch Road area and was a 1990 graduate of Tate High School.

The Florida Highway Patrol had closed I-75 last Sunday due to reduced visibility from a mix of smoke from a nearby brush fire and fog. The six-lane road was closed about three hours before being reopened by the Florida Highway Patrol. A short time later, the first crash occurred.

Before it was over, authorities said at least a dozen cars, a half dozen semis and a motor home had collided.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive