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Jay Man Slams Vehicle Into Century Church
January 7, 2014
An Jay man was injured when he slammed his SUV into a Century church Tuesday afternoon.
The Florida Highway Patrol said 69-year old Richard Hill of Jay was northbound on North Century Boulevard when he drifted onto the shoulder, struck a utility pole guy wire and then hit the Abundant Life Assembly of God. The front of the vehicle pushed about four feet into the church’s sanctuary, while the rear of the vehicle struck the main entrance and foyer area.
Hill was transported by Escambia County EMS to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola with minor injuries. Charges against Hill are pending, according to the FHP.
The building suffered substantial damage at the point of impact.
The Century Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the crash.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “Jay Man Slams Vehicle Into Century Church”
This is all worthwhile discussion because it is extremely hard not to crash your vehicle into a church.
I’m surprised that this doesnt happen more often, LOL
Good idea Mike, But it should not be the Churches burden to do this, There could have been kids or anyone in the way of these vehicles hitting the Church. The do a Lot of Community outreach, and were workers doing food pantry work in one of the buildings when it happen, I believe.
Consider making a vehicle barrier on the side of the property or asking DOT to make one like the guard rails on the side of roads by canals.
Hopefully nobody was hurt in this crash, but how many times has this church been driven into, two or three times during the last few years?
This is the 3rd time in the last 4o years that this Church has been hit by a car… The old sanctuary Was way back, this building while it was under construction I believe. AND AGAIN!