Molino Man Sentenced After Wreck With Escambia County Deputy

December 29, 2015

A Molino man has been sentenced on a drug charge after causing a traffic accident with an Escambia County Sheriff’s sergeant last summer in Cantonment.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 24-year old Douglas Joseph Hadley was traveling east on Muscogee Road in a 1996 Ford Windstar van when he made a wide right turn onto Highway 29 and into the path of a marked Escambia County Sheriff’s Office 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe on July 27.

Sgt. Marc Dewees received minor injuries in the crash. Hadley was not injured. Both were wearing their seat belts.

Hadley was sentenced to 180 days in the county jail, with credit for time served, and his driver’s license was suspended for one year for possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. Additional charges of DUI and possession of a synthetic cannabinoid were dropped. He was also ticketed for an improper turn by the FHP.

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5 Responses to “Molino Man Sentenced After Wreck With Escambia County Deputy”

  1. Bob's Brother on December 30th, 2015 9:09 am

    I can’t agree with chris in molino. I know of a man sentenced to 5 years for possession with intent to sell a drug. When he got out, he followed instructions laid out by his PO, and he started a business. He became quite wealthy, legally. I’m still proud of this guy even though I’ve not seen him in 25 years.

  2. linds on December 29th, 2015 11:52 pm

    To be honest, they need to treat every incident like this and not only the ones involving a police officer/deputy etc.
    I was hit by a drunk driver almost three years ago. I still suffer neck and spine injuries, and still have to attend medical care. Meanwhile, he got away scotch free and left the scene only after one cop showed up. Jaws of life were used to get me out, he never checked on me or my husband. I was knocked out cold. He deserved to at least get a ticket.

  3. David Huie Green on December 29th, 2015 10:21 am

    REGARDING:
    “you understand you will live in lower class from here on.”

    He could clean up his life, not drive into any more deputies, start a business, build trust, become a one-percenter. It doesn’t usually happen but just because he blocked off the more common paths doesn’t mean all are closed to him. While we still breathe, we have hope.

    As he is now, however, only fools would blindly put him in positions of trust.
    If drugs are important to him, he might just do whatever it takes to get them, including stealing and he is likely to be a poor worker if his brain is chemically altered.

    The burden is now on him to prove this is not the case.
    He’s thrown away the assumption of trustworthiness.

    David for better people

  4. chris in Molino on December 29th, 2015 9:14 am

    Sure hope you get on the strait and narrow. As a felon you are now prohibited from holding most any, if not all , occupational licenses. Even being a certified tradesman you probably wouldn’t get hired to work offshore or at any employer where you can earn a decent wage like IP, Gulf Power, Ascend, etc. Maybe not even work at sites even as a contractor. Once you have earned that title felon, your secret punishment is to hold your head under water just enough for you to blow bubbles for air with hopes of you comitting further felonies for the large (for profit) business called Corrections. You now have at least a 70% chance of returning to jail within 3 years.
    Fortunately you are young enough to make a life as long as you understand you will live in lower class from here on.

  5. JJ on December 29th, 2015 7:47 am

    Drugs in his vehicle, drugs in his blood.

    Idiot! I mean, loser :(

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