Man Ejected From His Overturning Pickup During Highway 29 Crash

October 13, 2014

A man ejected from his overturning truck onto the asphalt of Highway 29 near McDavid late this morning was reportedly walking around, talking and denying serious injury a short time later.

Cody Odom of Century was northbound on Highway 29 when lost control, ran off the road and his truck overturned into the median of Highway 29 just south of Bogia Road about 10:30 a.m.. The 26-year old was transported by Escambia County EMS to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.

The accident is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. The McDavid Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the crash.

Following his release from the hospital, Odom was arrested on an outstanding probation violation warrant, according to jail records. He was being held without bond.

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Comments

9 Responses to “Man Ejected From His Overturning Pickup During Highway 29 Crash”

  1. Kay on October 14th, 2014 8:36 pm

    @ Bama….I love how you say “safely ejected”…..how are you safely ejected? One of my drivers was the first person to him….stop his 18 wheeler in the middle of Hwy. 29 to keep traffic from running over him. Saw the truck lose control & flip and saw driver “safely” do cartwheels into the middle of Hwy. 29, where he layed motionless for several minutes. If that was safe , I’m the Pope…..lucky he didn’t hit the on coming 18 wheelers. Please wear your seatbelt folks….that’s the only SAFE thing to do. This man was blessed…..God was riding with him!!!!!

  2. Karen on October 14th, 2014 6:11 pm

    Thank God your ok, keep your head up!! Love You Codman!!

  3. bamachik on October 14th, 2014 12:01 pm

    Thank you Heavenly Father that he is okkay. No seat belts don’t always save lives. some cases they do but this is thr case if he was wearing it, it could have killed him.

  4. paul on October 14th, 2014 10:24 am

    I don’t think wrecking a truck and ending up in jail is very lucky..I’ve had my life saved more than a few times by seatbelts and helmets.. I get a kick outta the reasons people give for not using “Safety Equipment”..

  5. Bama on October 14th, 2014 7:19 am

    Re:CW, because it’s our choice,, Had the young man been wearing it , it could have easly killed him,, By not wearing it he had free movement and was safely ejected from truck,, I have heard several cases where the law enforcement said the same thing,, Seat belts do not always save sometimes they take away ,, I will never wear one my choice ,,

  6. Thank God on October 13th, 2014 6:44 pm

    Thank God this guys alright!!

  7. CW on October 13th, 2014 6:20 pm

    In this day and age I don’t understand why so many people still refuse to wear their seatbelt. This isn’t the 1950’s anymore people, we now have PROOF that seat belts save lives!

  8. Puddin on October 13th, 2014 4:42 pm

    Glad he is ok.

  9. traumaqueen on October 13th, 2014 2:49 pm

    The young man should buy a lottery ticket. He is very lucky!!

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