Unrestrained 5-Month Old Seriously Injured In Crash; Driver Charged

March 9, 2015

A 5-month old infant was seriously injured in an accident Sunday night that left a driver facing multiple charges.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 33-year old Alan Wiggins was traveling southbound on Highway 29 near W Street when his 2011 Chevrolet Camaro collided with a 2013 Toyota van driven by 65-year old Sadie Alexander of Pensacola.

An unrestrained 5-month old in Wiggins’ Camaro  was seriously injured and transported to Sacred Heart Hospital. A total of 10 other people involved in the crash received only minor injuries or were not injured.

Wiggins was charged with felony driving with a license that was suspended or revoked, careless driving and no child restraint by the FHP. He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

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12 Responses to “Unrestrained 5-Month Old Seriously Injured In Crash; Driver Charged”

  1. Claire on March 11th, 2015 10:26 am

    My dogs have car seats, they don’t travel unrestrained . Prayers for child, five month old babies are so small.

  2. Ellen on March 10th, 2015 4:45 pm

    Re: unrestrained children in cars….in this town LEO could just go around all day long writing tickets for unrestrained children/passengers. At Ensley elementary for example I would say 70% of car riders are not restrained. Plus too many kids in one vehicle, people who have the car seat/booster IN the car but another child is holding a baby/toddler….ridiculous.

  3. haley on March 10th, 2015 10:15 am

    Oh….this is terrible. I pray that this baby recovers from the stupidity of this guy driving. Makes me sick.

  4. scott on March 10th, 2015 9:39 am

    The driver was at fault for driving with a child not in the proper restraint. I seriously doubt he was holding the baby while driving. Therefore, who was the contributing party holding the baby?

  5. Chris in Molino on March 9th, 2015 5:43 pm

    Yes, he’s got a record. “Scary Probation”, ha !
    It’s not even like that though. It’s not about punishment. For this area that’s just awful. It’s all about the $$$MONEY$$$. Go to the misdemeanor court at at 8:30 in the morning. I thought the judge sounded more like an auctioneer. $273 a pop. We’re talking an easy 100 people. I went fighting FWC on a ticket for not having enough life jackets when picking up a man and wife who had capsized their canoe and taking them to where they put in on Perdido. Guess i should’ve told them, “sorry, i dont have enough life jackets you’ll have to swim it. Cuz was watching folks from the woods. I get alot of the citations if a bunch of kids were at that Filingims and were drinking /carrying on around a bonfire, but dang. Yea the folks i picked up weren’t in mortal danger. Revenue source Plain n simple. The officer was a really nice guy though.

  6. Grandma on March 9th, 2015 5:09 pm

    Meanwhile, an innocent baby is paying the price for our judicial system’s mistakes that lets this irresponsible person out to endanger others. Shame on the system!

  7. Don on March 9th, 2015 2:45 pm

    Check out his record on public records,a couple of felonies,,drugs,violence, prison stints,many.many misdemeanors for traffic and several charges for no seat belt,several probation violations…..and a $1000 bond? I’m sure he’s trembling with fear over maybe getting more of that scary PROBATION.

  8. kk on March 9th, 2015 12:27 pm

    Why such a low bond?

  9. Audrey on March 9th, 2015 11:26 am

    Sorry…hope the baby recovers. He/she is in my thoughts.

  10. Audrey on March 9th, 2015 11:22 am

    I’m sorry but I make dang sure that my 19 year old is wearing a seat belt., You may be a good driver but you never know when you might meet up with someone that’s not.

  11. Tania on March 9th, 2015 10:29 am

    Out on bond? WHY? Makes NO sense! …

  12. mick on March 9th, 2015 10:11 am

    This one cares for no one but himself, total disregard for the law, and the safety of a child, what do you want to bet he wasnt insured?

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