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Multiple Injuries In Firetruck, SUV Crash In McDavid
November 25, 2015
Three people were injured in a collision between a fire engine and a SUV early Tuesday evening in McDavid.
The engine, with lights and sirens activated, departed the McDavid Station of Escambia Fire Rescue at 5:14 p.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 62-year old Gordon Janksy of Pensacola failed to stop his 2012 Chevrolet Traverse for the firetruck, driven by 32-year old Mark Carter of Century. Both vehicles came to rest in the parking lot of a convenience store across the road from the fire station.
Carter was transported by ambulance with a non-life threatening injury to West Florida Hospital where he was expected to be released. A second member of the fire department, 19-year old Jared Carnley of McDavid, was a passenger on the fire truck and was not injured.
A total of six individuals were in the SUV. Driver Gordon Janksy was not injured in the crash. His passenger, 61-year old Linda Jansky of Pensacola, was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola in serious condition after being extricated from the vehicle. An adult male, whose name was not released, was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital by ambulance. An addtional adult female and two children in the SUV were not injured.
Gordon Jansky was cited for violation of right of way to an emergency vehicle, according to the FHP.
The fire engine was responding emergency to a reported structure fire in Molino. The fire turned out to be from a microwave oven that caused smoke in the Shifko Road home; that fire was handled by other Escambia Fire Rescue units on scene.
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30 Responses to “Multiple Injuries In Firetruck, SUV Crash In McDavid”
In response to Wow on the 27th:
I hope you are a religious person because you should pray you never have an emergency where the responding personnel follow all the traffic laws to get to you. Seconds matter in life and death situations.
I’ll leave this here for you:
Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL
316.126 Operation of vehicles and actions of pedestrians on approach of an authorized emergency, sanitation, or utility service vehicle.—
(1)(a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle, while en route to meet an existing emergency, the driver of every other vehicle shall, when such emergency vehicle is giving audible signals by siren, exhaust whistle, or other adequate device, or visible signals by the use of displayed blue or red lights, yield the right-of-way to the emergency vehicle and shall immediately proceed to a position parallel to, and as close as reasonable to the closest edge of the curb of the roadway, clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, unless otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer.
I have been nearly rear ended here because where I am from (I thought it is a straight across the board LAW, it was when I took my test) you MUST pull over and STOP and if you can not pull over you are at least suppose to pull over as far as you can so emergency vehicles can get through/you are out of the way to give a clear as clear of a path as possible. I watch people drive WITH the emergency vehicles, continue to drive either direction or block side streets that one may need to go down or come out of. I watch people BLOW throw school bus stop signs, Michigan Ave. is the one of the worst for people to do ALL this. I find people here more considerate to a funeral procession than to the lives on a school or getting on a school bus or to emergency vehicles that are caring a life fighting to stay alive or off to save someone from an accident or a burning house. I will not assume who is at fault in this situation because both vehicles were operated by humans and we all make mistakes. I pray that everyone injured will recover fully.
When driving with lights and sirens on we are not required to come to a complete stop at every red light or stop sign. I however do slow to an almost complete stop at any intersection and look at the eyes of the other drivers before I proceed. I do this not because i have to but because I want to. I know how other people drive. It amazes me how I can get right up on a vehicle and not until I’m 20ft away do they notice my lights and sirens and then they just jerk their vehicle wherever because they get scared. TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE because we will always go to the left even if turning right. We are not above the law but are afforded driving priviledges private citizens are not given. With the privilidges comes the chance of being sued if we’re in a crash even if I’m not at fault. Possibly losing everything I spent my entire career to get because someone else made a bad decision. This is why I almost never drive and work as the attendant in the back instead. I don’t want the liability that comes with driving an ambulance. A
If the vehicle won’t stop for a fire engine blaring a horn and sirens what do you think a silent flashing light would do that the loud fire truck can’t ? Also when a lot of cars are pulling over to the shoulder there is a good chance you should too. Hope everyone involved makes a full recovery.
I notice that some details have been added that weren’t originally available in the article. Some of the comments were probably made before the additional details emerged as mine was. I did not intend to indicate anything about who was at fault, just that I hope people will be more cautious and aware when emergency vehicles are present. Hoping each person will heal.
Driving and emergency vehicle with lights and sirens doesn’t put you, above the law of the road YOU are.still required to stop at ALL RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS! With that, being said everyday drivers need to pay attention to their surrounding motorists. There is a move over law to protect responders and workers on the sides of the road. Emergency vehicles you move to the right and give way as soon as safely possible. Hope to, a speedy recovery to all involved! Oh and Happy Thanksgiving everyone
Praying Ms. Jansky recovers well and the others injured. Bless the firefighter who still assisted while he was in pain. I’m thinking with 6 passengers in the SUV – perhaps Mr. Jansky was too distracted and was not paying 100% attention to the road. I just don’t understand how someone could not see or hear a big firetruck. If I can’t see them but hear them from a distance, I’m looking in all directions trying to find them so I’ll know if I need to pull over. Don’t mean to be critical….. Just my thoughts.
I remember Linda at Pine Forest High School. Good woman, hope she’s okay. Same for Mark.
First of all my prayers go out to the other family. The firefighter is my son and i am so very proud of what he does and the job he does. Just to let yall know he is doing ok but still in a lot of pain. He did everything he sould before pulling out but the suv went around other vehicles that had stopped. He did look several times before proceeding. Even in a lot of pain he got out to help the other people until more help came. I could say more about this but i want. I just want to say thank you to all the firefighters for the job they do and putting their lives on the line every day. It takes a special breed of men and women to be a firefighter and law officer. Again i am thankful that the other family was not any worse than they were. I pray that God keeps his loving hands on everyone during the holidays.
After reading the story and all the comments before I made one on this. Prayers to all involved. If a person reads the story and then doesn’t see the comment made by William at 9:00 this morning , the story makes it sounds as if the fire truck driver pulled out without looking. Later in the comments William puts in that according to witnesses that traffic had stopped and the suv passed them. My question is why wasn’t that put in the article? As a former firefighter from that station and know the families of both guys it should have been put
I do want to point out that state statutes does not specifically state that emergency vehicles are required to stop at every intersection and ensure all traffic is clear. As the operator of an emergency vehicle you are ONLY required to give due regard to the safety of others. Now, almost every agency or department policies requires their emergency vehicle operators to stop at stop signs\red lights and ensure all traffic is clear before proceeding.
Let’s get that emergency light installed to help prevent a future tragedy. Many lives were forever changed as a result of this accident. How can a station be built without emergency signals? Anybody?
Other drivers traveling northbound, the direction of the SUV, came to a stop before the fire engine pulled out, according to witnesses and drivers on the scene. After they were stopped, they were passed by the SUV. Additionally, if the firetruck driver would have been cited by FHP if he had been at fault.
Hope everyone involved heals quickly! As for the comments about what to do in the event of an emergency vehicle is on the road with you… Maybe a brief “what to do” from Northeacambia.com. Just a thought. Thanks for all you do Northescambia.com!
I was sitting in the median; saw it all. How about an update on all involved. We need a caution light at the entrance to the fire station. The fire truck was not at fault. All proper procedures were followed.
Lights and sirens MEANS there is an emergency! I’m pretty sure these firefighter/volunteers know the rules and do them. The article says that the driver of the SUV failed to stop! How did you get that it was the firefighter’s fault?? In driving school when you are taking your written exam it ask what to do in these cases. PULL OVER!!! GET OUT OF THE WAY! I’ve seen too many people not pull over for these emergency vehicles! When you reach the age of 60 you should have to take another written and driving exam to continue to have a license. Just the other day heading to Pensacola with a friend a 90 year old man was all over the road on HWY 97 and almost caused several head on collisions! My mother is 66 and trust me if I thought for one minute she was a reckless driver she would NOT have a license!
Well like someone else posted about emergency vehichles. Emergency vehicles have the right of way, from behind, front, sideways, where ever u here them are see them yield. Some people cannot comprehend this. Same as some who don’t stop for stop signs , won’t stop for red lights. Retake ur driving test are read your hand book again, and again .
Since it was at night it would make them easier to be seen because the reflection of all the flashing lights and also it is the fire trucks fault they are required to make sure the intersection is cleared before proceeding I am a former firefighter and have taken the same course that all drivers of the Escambia County fire rescue are required to take glad everyone is OK but need to slow down and be careful because there’s a lot of people that do not stop for Emergency vehicles
Suzie yes people need to know what todo when an emergency vehicle is stopped on the side of the road or coming up behind you wanting for you to move out of the way, but for this instance this fire truck had pulled out into an intersection in which any vehicle on the road knows you make dang sure cars arent coming beforr you pull s giant slow fire truck out into the middle of the intersection witha car coming at 65 who probably didn’t see the truck until too late.no I’m not 100% sure that is what happened in this case but. in this case I really don’t think it is totally the driver of the passenger vehicles fault.
Driving lights and sirens does not give you the right away. When you approach a intersection you are required to make a complete stop and insure all vehicles come to a complete stop prior to advancing through the intersection.
Spend lots of time on the roadways and see people driving along without a clue what to do when ambulances, fire trucks, police are approaching them with lights and sirens activated.
Not sure if people are just clueless or too busy with their electronic stuff to be paying attention.
The Big Surprise is that more accidents like this don’t happen.
Responders….Hat is off to YOU for your professionalism and bravery just getting to the scene to help others.
Try to drive like it is a Loved One of Yours who is being responded to….give way.
I live right next to mcdavid station on milstead rd and heard and saw it.
“Well”, my comment is for you. Seeing that these fireman were heading to the scene of a structure fire (volunteers, whom serve their community and surrounding communities proudly), I’m sure that the men/women on that truck didn’t deliberately ” run the SUV over”. It was probably an unfortunate accident which occurs on the roads everyday. Ignorance of the law!? The fire station sits on a bad curve with no emergency stop light for the truck to enter the highway. And being that it was dark outside makes it hard for anyone to see. We also know that no one follows the speed limit on such a road as Highway 29. Have a little compassion for the men and women that volunteer their time to serve you and others in the community. One day, it might be your burning house their heading to.
Praying for all involved.
My brother is the firefighter that was hurt in this accident just got updated that he has nothing broken but has severe bruising just a little update now for my spill is please people watch out for the emergency personnel and law enforcement out there putting there life on the line to save others they are brave people that live what they do!! please pray for all involved that good will lay his healing hand on them amen
Hope all are ok.
Don’t know the circumstances but I don’t believe ignorance of the law would be justification to be ran over.
My daughter is a new volunteer with these fire fighters and she already loves them. I know she is worried about all involved. I pray everyone involved will be okay.
Hoping everyone is okay. Very unfortunate accident.
PLEASE watch AND LISTEN for these emergency vehicles. I am endlessly surprised how often an ambulance or fire responder will be behind a vehicle trying to get around it and the driver of the vehicles are clueless. It used to be pull to the right but not in all cases now.
DMV says: “When an emergency vehicle including police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, other law enforcement, and tow trucks approaches you are expected to pull over to the closest edge of the roadway and stop until the emergency vehicle has passed. The intent is for you to make way for the emergency vehicle – so it can quickly move through traffic.”
Driving around town just this past weekend we saw several instances where people did not seem to know what to do when emergency vehicles were approaching them. Time for folks to remember the rules of the road. Praying for all those who have been involved in this MVA
I pray everyone involved is okay.