Cantonment Woman Seriously Injured In McDavid Highway 29 Crash

January 11, 2013

A Cantonment woman was seriously injured in a single vehicle crash Thursday night near McDavid.

The Florida Highway Patrol said 24-year old Jessica Nicole Godwin was northbound on Highway 29 near Brown Road about 9:20 p.m. when she lost control, ran off the roadway and hit a culvert. Her 2001 Kia Sephia then became airborne, overturned and landed on its roof in a ditch.

Firefighters were forced to use the Jaws of Life to free the Godwin from the vehicle. She was transported by ambulance to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.

Godwin was wearing her seat belt in the crash, which was not alcohol related. Charged areĀ  pending the in the crash, according to the FHP.

The McDavid and Century stations of Escambia Fire Rescue, the Flomaton Fire Department, Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the crash.

Pictured: One Cantonment woman was seriously injured in this single vehicle crash on Highway 29 near Brown Road in McDavid Thursday night. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

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10 Responses to “Cantonment Woman Seriously Injured In McDavid Highway 29 Crash”

  1. Jessica on March 15th, 2013 3:55 pm

    I was the woman and the crash and that road is very dangerous. It was raining that night and was dark. But none of that had anything to do with the wreck nor speed. Tire rod broke on the car becuz it was previously in an accident and wasnt looked over properly. I lost control of the car with the slippery roads..I remember loosing control then waking up to them using the jaws of life. THANK GOD I was wearing my seat belt and THANK GOD my 2 week old wasnt in the car becuz the side that was crushed was the side i normally put her in at.. EVERYONE JUST BE CAREFUL AND WATCH OUT. ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN!

  2. Bratt Res on January 13th, 2013 11:12 am

    So sorry to hear of this ACCIDENT !! There is a reason some things are called accidents, it happens, praying for this young woman and her recovery !

  3. worried on January 12th, 2013 2:03 pm

    Sorry you can’t keep blaming the lack of lights or the deer everything else. Bad or unsafe driving is the most likely reason. I drive all the time on unlit roads, with deer and other critters, but I try to drive doing speed limit, not using cell phone, ect.. Stop blaming everything under the sun.

  4. puddin on January 11th, 2013 6:44 pm

    that is a bad strech there, even though you wouldnt think so. Long and straight with deer and other critters on the road. Also, pitch black after dark and a bad spot for fog. Seems like an awful lot of serious accidents right in that area. Maybe time to add some street lights?

  5. curious on January 11th, 2013 2:31 pm

    There are also deer that runs out in front of people.

  6. Trish on January 11th, 2013 1:55 pm

    Just because they don’t show wrecks on channel 3 does not mean they don’t happen. We are fortunate to have William who gives us “red headed step-children” news on what affects us in the north end. There are many times when I am in town (Pensacola) I see horrible wrecks and expect to see it on the news but don’t. Personal oppinion is channel 3 and pnj are only interested if someone is killed in car crash or bigger headlines like people getting shot.

  7. deBugger on January 11th, 2013 12:49 pm

    Complacency @ high rates of speed, improperly-banked & “diminishing radius”-engineered curves, over-confidence in one’s own driving skills, dark dark stretches of road, people that don’t dim their lights for oncoming traffic- there are usually other factors outside alcohol @ work in most of these accidents.

    It has taken me decades of practice to be able to maintain traveling speeds during adverse driving conditions on some of these “rural” backroads. Not recommended for dilettantes, or those afraid of the inevitable crashes while working on form.

    “Flirtin’ with Disaster” – “…it ain’t for everybody!”

  8. AJH on January 11th, 2013 12:11 pm

    Almost every time I open this news website, there is a photo of an auto accident. Usually the cars are flipped over or wrapped around a tree. What the heck is going on with the roads in north Escambia? Is it speeding? Poorly maintained roads?
    It just seems like there are way more wrecks than there should be for a rural area.

  9. eeyore on January 11th, 2013 8:23 am

    …glad she was wearing her seat belt and ok…but it sure does seem like there are alot of single vehicle accidents out in that neck of the woods…its not like there is traffic congestions out there…

  10. David Huie Green on January 11th, 2013 5:42 am

    CONSIDERING:
    “Godwin was wearing her seat belt in the crash”

    very likely the reason she’s still alive

    David for living people