Four Cantonment Residents Injured In Five-Vehicle Interstate Crash

July 3, 2015

Two Cantonment residents received minor injures in a five-vehicle pileup on I-10 Thursday.

The Florida Highway Patrol said 47-year old Guy Richard Patrick Malonzo of Pensacola was eastbound on I-10 near the Highway 29 exit when he failed to stop his 2005 semi-truck before hitting a 2010 Ford F150 that was slowed for traffic. After Malonzo struck the F150, it caused the multi-vehicle pileup.

The driver of the F150, 41-year old Carol Tyler Allen of Cantonment,  and passengers – 10-year old Brady Allen, eight-year old Gavin Gay, and eight-year old Mallory Gay, all of Cantonment – were transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola with minor injuries. Malzon0 and the persons involved in the crash were uninjured.

Malzono was cited for careless driving. Another driver involved in the crash, 17-year old Perla Ortiz-Cruz, was cited for no driver’s license.

The 9:58 crash closed I-10 for most of an hour, according to the FHP.

Pictured: Traffic cameras partially show a five-vehicle crash and traffic backup Thursday on I-10 at Highway 29. Courtesy images for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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10 Responses to “Four Cantonment Residents Injured In Five-Vehicle Interstate Crash”

  1. UrbanHermit on July 7th, 2015 4:33 am

    Here you witness the arrogance of the Florida Department of Transportation. They are spending millions to revise Exit 17, even increasing the radii of the curves of exit and entrance ramps and adding lanes to I-10 where congestion is not a problem (Exit 17 is “our” exit, used daily), and yet there is no movement to correcting the horrifically dangerous configuration of the interchange at Hwy 29.

    The solution is simple: extend the merge lane from 29 South to I-10 East for another 1500 feet, with first a solid barrier and then plastic (rubber?) posts between it and the left lane of I-10 East for the first 500 or so feet.

    And while we’re on the subject of FDOT stupidity, the solid white line, which we are not supposed to cross, between the entrance lane from I-110 north to I-10 East, extends all the way to the area in which vehicles are merging onto I-10 East from Davis Highway North — that solid line is unnecessarily far too long and should be shortened so that two lanes aren’t merging into the right lane of I-10 East in the same area.

  2. Jane L. on July 5th, 2015 6:11 pm

    I’ve had one very close call trying to get on I-10 East at Hwy 29. It’s not worth it for me. If I’m going to Crestview, I either get on at Pine Forest Rd or Scenic Hwy. Otherwise, if I’m going to Davis Hwy/9th Ave area from Cantonment, I go via Burgess Rd or Airport Blvd off Hwy 95A. Less traffic in my opinion and no speeding. Even going East on 9Mile Rd. to University Pkwy and/or Scenic Hwy is like driving on a speedway.

  3. plan ahead on July 4th, 2015 11:22 pm

    Plan ahead and take another route. If I must get on I-10 I usually go to 9 Mile Rd or Pine Forrest Road, especially if pulling a trailer. If I’m heading in to Pensacola I just stay on 29, too many other, safer choices to get on at this ramp. Additionally, I-10 eastbound through this stretch is bad enough for those who know what traffic pattern lies ahead, but for someone who has never passed through there is no warning prior to reaching this stretch and many think they can barrel on through. Defensive driving includes planning ahead and also includes teaching / talking to young people about defensive driving and alternative routes before they obtain their license and begin to drive. Thankful no-one lost their life.

  4. SHO-NUFF on July 4th, 2015 4:19 pm

    The ramp is terrible. It merges into the fast lane of I-10 and soon after you have the north bound hwy 29 traffic also merging. The sharp curve of the ramp doesn’t allow you to reach 55 MPH to safely merge into the flow of traffic.

  5. Avis on July 3rd, 2015 1:45 pm

    That has to be the most dangerous merge configuration I’ve ever seen. From the left, in a curve of I-10 so they can’t see ahead very well, with another right hand mix coming up just beyond that. Then it’s a race to be able to get over for Davis Hwy or I-110 just ahead. The Southbound lanes on 29 aren’t much better with the on and off ramps and then the lane runs out. I find it easier to U-turn and come at it from the Northbound 29 side if I’m going to join I-10 Eastbound traffic.

  6. BLT on July 3rd, 2015 9:40 am

    I agree. The Hwy 29/I10 interchange is the most dangerous I’ve seen. You’ve got to merge with traffic going at highway speed while also watching the car in front of you to make sure they don’t panic and slam on brakes.

    I don’t like taking it on as an adult with many years of driving experience…I can’t imagine what it would be like for a teen or elderly driver.

  7. FYI on July 3rd, 2015 7:50 am

    This is the most dangerous merge lane in our area – have had many close calls and seen many accidents here.

  8. Nay on July 3rd, 2015 6:23 am

    And just because you have a drivers license doesn’t mean you can drive

  9. Jan on July 3rd, 2015 6:04 am

    That whole area around the 29 entrance eastbound is a hazard with that merge lane coming into the far left eastbound 10 traffic!

  10. Jane on July 3rd, 2015 4:20 am

    I wonder how many other drivers are out there with no driver’s licenses?

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