Driver Misses Curve, Hits Power Pole In Walnut Hill

March 2, 2015

There were no injuries when the driver of a vehicle missed a  90-degree curve on Kansas Road and destroyed a power pole Sunday night in Walnut Hill.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 24-year old Austin Reimer of Ringwood, OK, was northbound on Kansas Road in a 2014 Ford Expedition when he failed to negotiate the curve and struck the utility pole. The vehicle eventually came to rest in a grassy field. Reimer and his three passengers ages 18-22 and all from Ringwood, OK, were not injured.

The accident happened just north of Arthur Brown Road about 9 p.m., causing a small number of Escambia River Electric Cooperative customers in the Kansas Road area to lose power for about two hours. The accident is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue also responded.

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Comments

7 Responses to “Driver Misses Curve, Hits Power Pole In Walnut Hill”

  1. Sage 2 on March 2nd, 2015 5:39 pm

    Caution, slow down in all areas. The difference in 5mph going to and from any location can mean the difference in life, death or injury.

    You just can’t unfix an accident if you’re the cause of such.
    Drive defensively at all times…the other party is not doing so!

  2. RICHARD COOK on March 2nd, 2015 12:35 pm

    Thank you Regina for remembering Alan. It has been 10 years, seems like yesterday.

  3. Puddin on March 2nd, 2015 12:02 pm

    I agree whole heartedly. Although its much better after being pave years back, its still a nightmare. I used it when the bridge on Athur Brown was out and always went very slowly. Those turns are sharp with poor warnings. Even when youknow the road, one moment of in attention (say a sneeze) at the wrong moment and you missed a turn. Glad no one was hurt this time.

  4. EMD on March 2nd, 2015 10:58 am

    I agree. LINES and LIGHTS. I almost failed to negotiate that 90 degree curve more than one night. It is a VERY dangerous road at night. VERY dangerous! ! ! I quit using it at night a long time ago. Treacherous ! ! !

  5. Tigger on March 2nd, 2015 7:24 am

    I agree highway 97 or Atmore cutoff needs more lights on the road it is very dark threw there which makes it dangerous

  6. RICHARD COOK on March 2nd, 2015 6:23 am

    My son was killed on one of those 90 degree curves. He was knocked out by the air bag and drowned in a cat fish pond. The county put up speed limit and curve signs. However it is still dark on this road. How about putting up lights on all the curves, maybe it will save a life.

  7. Regina on March 2nd, 2015 2:32 am

    How about getting more lights on that road and actually putting lines. I haven’t been down that road in a while but that road is horrible! That road claimed the life of a very dear friend a few years ago.

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