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FHP: No Positive ID On Fiery Century Crash Victim; Family Holds Memorial Service
February 27, 2014
The Florida Highway Patrol said Wednesday that it may be a month or more before they are able to positively identify the victim of a fiery single vehicle accident early Saturday morning in Century.
The FHP said the vehicle was burned so badly that no identifying information remained. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is also working on the case, attempting to use DNA for positive identification of the victim’s remains. That process could take several weeks.
Foul play was not suspected in the crash, according the FHP.
Friends and family members have identified the victim as Tara Valinda Ferguson Moore, age 40 of Flomaton. Moore was a LPN and substitute teacher in the Escambia County (Ala.) School System. A memorial service was held in her honor Wednesday afternoon at the Brewton First Baptist Church.
The burning vehicle was discovered by a passing Escambia County Sheriff’s deputy about 3:55 a.m. on Fannie Road just northeast of Campbell Road, across from the Happy Valley Holiness Church.
After the Century Station of Escambia Fire Rescue extinguished the blaze, the victim was discovered in the driver’s seat area of the vehicle.
The Florida Highway Patrol has identified the vehicle as an unknown year model Toyota sedan.
The driver was apparently headed east on Fannie Road when they failed to negotiate a curve, ran off the roadway, down an embankment and struck several trees on the shore of a gravel lake. A post-crash fire completely gutted the vehicle.
The Florida Highway Patrol was unable to identify the driver of the vehicle at the scene. Further details have not yet been released as the FHP continues their investigation.
Pictured top and inset: One person was killed in this fiery crash in Century early Saturday morning. Pictured below: The vehicle shortly after the fire department extinguished the blaze. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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Prayers and thoughts for the family in the loss of their loved one.