Four Traffic Crashes Near Four Area Schools

January 8, 2016

There were no serious injuries in four unrelated Friday morning traffic accidents near four different local schools.

In the first about 7 a.m. on Highway 95A at Jim Allen Elementary School, a driver lost control and slid off the road. Escambia County Fire Rescue and EMS were called to the scene, but the driver refused medical treatment.

The second accident was on West Highway 4 near North Highway 99, not far from Bratt Elementary School about 7:30 a.m. There were no injuries in the rear-end two vehicle crash.

The third crash occurred about 8:40 a.m. on West Highway 4 at the entrance to Northview High School where a vehicle was rear ended. One person received minor injuries. The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, Atmore Ambulance and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash.

The fourth accident, also a rear-end type collision, involved four vehicles at the Kingsfield Road entrance to Tate High School about 8:43 a.m. Everyone involved in the crash refused medical treatment. The Cantonment Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Officer responded to the crash.

All four accidents are under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.

Pictured top and inset: Two of four vehicles involved in a crash on Kingsfield Road at the entrance to Tate High School. Pictured below: A single vehicle crash Friday morning on Highway 95A near Jim Allen Elementary School. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Price, click to enlarge. Pictured bottom: This vehicle was rear-ended in two vehicle crash that occurred at the entrance to Northview High School. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

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8 Responses to “Four Traffic Crashes Near Four Area Schools”

  1. Anne on January 9th, 2016 8:42 am

    Right on….drive a gray truck and BURN the headlamps whenever the weather is drizzly or foggy and always well before twilight. Papa put that into our driver training when we were just kids.

    Also, this business about UN-locked vehicles being “broken into” makes my brain itch.
    Are people just that clueless or ignorant? Insurance companies shouldn’t have to pay for losses unless LEO can prove there was a forced entry. Lifting the handle on an UN-locked vehicle is easy pickings.
    Parents who Leave their Kids in a running and open vehicle for “Only A Minute” while they run into a store should be horsewhipped in the town square….STUPID.

  2. willis on January 9th, 2016 8:34 am

    I’m sorry folks….

    But bad driving has nothing to do with the color of the car.

  3. Stumpknocker on January 9th, 2016 8:12 am

    I think there should be a traffic light at all these locations,or at least a flashing one(sarcasm),or maybe people just pay mind to the task at hand,Driving.

  4. BG on January 8th, 2016 8:49 pm

    saw a county man with no lights on in the worst time this morning
    NEED TO START WRITING TICKETS

  5. Jane on January 8th, 2016 4:40 pm

    Lots of people in gray/dark cars/trucks do not have their lights or their fog lights on. Please turn them on so you can be seen!

  6. nod on January 8th, 2016 3:20 pm

    I noticed about half the people out there did not have their lights on this morning, an accident waiting to happen.

  7. willis on January 8th, 2016 12:27 pm

    Demolition Derby
    Someone should sell tickets

  8. Native 1950 on January 8th, 2016 10:29 am

    Ironic how all the cars involved on this very foggy morning were silver/light gray or white. These colors just always ‘blend’ in too easily with the fog on days like this. I hope to never own one this color!