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Driver Overturns At Highway 99 Bridge
September 28, 2015
One person was injured in a single vehicle rollover accident Monday morning at a bridge.
The accident was reported just after 8 a.m. on County Road 99 about a mile north of Crabtree Church Road in a remote area outside Molino. The driver was apparently northbound on Highway 99 when he lost control just past a curve, ran off the roadway, struck a guardrail on a bridge approach and overturned into a ditch.
The 55-year old male was transported in stable condition by Escambia County EMS to Atmore Community Hospital with injuries that were not considered life threatening.
The accident remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol; further details have not been released. The Molino and Cantonment stations of Escambia Fire Rescue also responded to the crash.
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10 Responses to “Driver Overturns At Highway 99 Bridge”
One way to hear about your accident. Glad that you were not hurt badly. I bet you will remember that curve from now on.
You are right EMD. That curve is not marked well enough. Popped that hill one morning several years ago heading South and discovered 2 older fellows with a boat overturned at the end of the bridge. And I think they were locals. Should’ve known the danger. Stopped and called it in.
@ Bill: It amazes me that the weather at the I-10 bridge was identical to the weather on Hwy 99.
This is a bad road and with the weather as it was. I’m surprised their hasn’t been more accidents. Dry conditions for long periods of time then with a heavy rain makes these roads dangerous to the most experienced drivers. I hope the driver was ok.
That hard rain came in around that time this morning, so I’m sure that was a factor in this accident… I was driving across the I-10 Bridge over escambia Bay this morning and you could barely see 5 feet in-front of you..
There is a sign that warns you of that curve. People just aren’t paying attention or they don’t slow down. The motorcycle a few weeks back was heading south and they wrecked before they even got to that curve though.
Hopefully this driver is okay. Prayers for him and his family.
Paying attention to the road is a considerable help as well. If you are not watching what is in front of you, a sign is not going to make any difference.
That bridge is know locally as McDade bridge.
Isnt that where the motorcycle went over a few weeks ago? Yes EMD it is a very bad curve. It could be helped with a simple sign letting people know how sharp it is.
That curve is very dangerous if one is not familiar with it. One really needs to slow down at that curve just before it when headed north. The first time I drove over it, I almost lost control. Some kind of speed warning sign should be put there, just before that curve.