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Five People Injured In Cantonment Hwy 29 Crash
August 1, 2016
Five people, including two children, were injured in two-vehicle crash Sunday evening in Cantonment.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 21-year old Troy Jackson of Cantonment was stopped in his 1995 Chevrolet Silverado facing east on Neal Road when he pulled into the direct path of a 2007 Ford F150 driven by 26-year old Raven Kendrick of Molino. The force of the collision cause the Silverado to overturn.
Jackson and his passenger, 19-year old Brianna Chavis of Cantonment, received minor injuries and were both transported to Sacred Heart Hospital. Kendrick and his passengers, 8-year old Bailey Herrington and 5-year old Tessa Kendrick of Molino, all received minor injuries and were transported by ambulance to Sacred Heart Hospital.
Jackson was cited for violation of right of way at stop intersection by the FHP.
The Cantonment Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the crash.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
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25 Responses to “Five People Injured In Cantonment Hwy 29 Crash”
@Football Mom, You admit it was negligence. That means it could have been avoided. Of course the young man had no intention of hurting others or himself. He simply failed, as many of us do at one time or another, to take sufficient caution. Hope all involved are healing nicely and can soon put this incident behind them and perhaps take a lesson from it.
@ CD
“We’ve grown accustomed to wrongly using the word ‘accident’ anytime someone makes an error”
No, what “we’ve” grown accustomed to is not accepting that yes, while thru negligence, accidents happen.
Meaning…….I would bet the farm, Mr. Jackson didn’t set out on that trip to put his and other people’s lives in danger. Was he negligent when he pulled his vehicle in front of the other one? Yes, absolutely. Did he do it on purpose? I would say probably not. THAT would make it an accident.
Drivers on Highway 29 between Roberts Road and Atmore cutoff are ridiculous. I have seen more avoidable accidents here than anywhere I have ever lived. It’s should be named the North Escambia 500. Folks have GOT to start paying more attention and have better situational awareness. No more lights are needed. Just need to close the median in certain areas and enforce the laws. I go to work early everyday and I can’t begin to count how many car, trucks, and semis show blatant disregard for speed limits and traffic lights at 29 and Chemstrand Road early in the mornings. This will be the next big AVOIDABLE accident that claims life.
From I-10 on hwy 29…..how many speed limit changes until reach Flomaton,ala. ? how many ( non stop light) major east/west intersections are there ? How much excessive speeding both cars and big trucks is out there ? How much Law enforcement ( giving tickets ) is out there ? How much respect ( for others ) is out there ? How much driving stupidity/ignorance is out there ? How much distracted driving is out there ? How much driving while drunk/ drugs is out there ? So the list goes on and on ! We grown-ups sure “mess things up ” with when there’s no discipline and intelligence and respect out there ! Kinda like kids huh ?
Getting tired of seeing way too many bad wrecks along one of the nicest highways in the area, mainly because of not paying attention or speeding, or both. Do you think that if they put speed bumps every 10 feet all along the highway on both sides, people will start paying attention, or what???? It is getting ridiculous folks !!!
I was a passenger in what could and probably should have been a fatal accident here! Thank God for my life and well as a very dear friend of mine, we put or seat belts on in front of grocery advantage for some unknown reason! Teenagers trying to beat dads alarm clock after a night of partying at Pensacola beach! We actually were sober ( not normal for us back then) doing the speed limit! A drunk driver flew threw the stop sign! Smashing into the the passenger side of our car! To this day I flinch when I see some one approaching a stop sign, or hear loud noices in traffic! Luckily by God grace there were no serious injuries! Did get a neat helicopter ride to the hospital! And I I’ll carry a scar on my upper leg for the rest of my life. Point is light or no light, it couldn’t have been avoided on our end!!! No more lights in north Escambia please!!! We got the one that was needed at Atmore cutoff, any more are unjustified! People will still wreck because it is the lack of common since, education, and human decency! Just food for thought from some one who has been in this very predictament
@Football Mom……..There IS a reason for accidents. It’s called ‘negligence’ ! Accidents don’t happen when there is no negligence. We’ve grown accustomed to wrongly using the word ‘accident’ anytime someone makes an error. Negligence can be, among other things, poor judgement to faulty or no maintenance on a vehicle or other means of conveyance. The only so called accident that can’t be avoided, some might call an”Act of God”.
I thank the Good Lord for keeping his hands on both vehicles and saving there lives my family was driving the f-150 I am so thankful they are safe and in my arms. The vehicle can be replaced there lives can’t be. Thanks for all your prayers and concerns.
Sailing over the hill approaching Neal Rd southbound at 75-80+ mph is very common and needs to be stopped. If these aggressive drivers won’t obey the speed limit on their own, then a light is necessary. I live in this area and would welcome a light to get people to slow down. Let’s get it done.
u have a good idea….no going straight across….no going north….
Just go south then do a 180 asap. Completely close off the open
median and no light needed ?
sure not blaming intersection but speeders and multiple lanes
Going north & south, bright auto lights etc. and who ever said the
50% of drivers that shouldn’t be driving at all, have any common
sense ?
take a look @ the very poor conditions for driving into , around ,
and out of
The sports complex ( off well line rd ). Bout decided you’ll get my
Support and would like your take on it.
does Cooley lane intersect hwy 29 from the west ?
So glad I moved out that whole entire area. I swear more stuff happens there. I have both this “news” and the south fl one and this one pops up more on my news feed than anything.
Drivers ed – look left, right and left again before you move. This has saved me many times. We have no idea how fast traffic is coming. Looks like this group was very lucky.
I have the option of taking Cooley or Neal to get onto 29..I ALWAYS take Cooley, as there is much less activity to negotiate.
I agree with Carolyn Bramblett. I drive this intersection almost every day, and if you’re paying attention, you will have no problem. YOU yield to Hwy 29, not the other way around. I know of too many people who pull out and have the “well they got brakes, don’t they?!” attitude. If you really want to play it safe, just go down the road to the light at 95A and Morris Avenue. Problem solved. Anyway, glad they are all going to be ok. From the pictures it looks like it could have been far, far worse.
I’ve lived on Neal Rd for 46 years. The problem is not the intersection, the problem is speed and impatience. Thank God no one was seriously injured.
The intersection is not “bad”. You can see fine, the sun is not a factor, the Dollar General is not the problem and we do NOT need another light on Hwy 29.
Sometime accidents just happen. There does not have to be a reason, that’s why they are called accidents.
Prayers to all involved for a speedy recovery!
Lights don’t help stupid, I sat at the Light on 29 yesterday at 97 it turned red and a guy in the turning lane turns across traffic, running the light. They need cameras and start righting ticket’s. AND quit texting and driving…. PAY ATTENTION!!!!
90% off accidents are caused by distracted drivers….
Now… kudos to the Sports complex needing desperately needs Commissioner Barry’s attention…
That is a very dangerous intersection not to mention the speed of the traffic flowing in both directions most are going well over 55 mph, Thankful nobody was seriously hurt.
What a terrible crash, only the Good Lord and seatbelts kept this one from being much more tragic.
@Ponderosa hill; If DOT hangs red lights at every intersection that suffers a crash, it will soon take half a day to drive from Century to Pensacola. Why not consider closing some if these intersections, which would route the local traffic to 95A, and traffic could use existing traffic signals to enter US 29
Yea we need stop lights at every intersection to stop accidents. People are in too big a hurry and don’t want to wait. I have had people pull out in front and if I had not slowed down I would have hit them. Slow down and live another day.
I agree with Ponderosa hill..my child had to play against the Cantoment there and it’s was aweful trying to get in and out and the street gets use so much during the time cause I know the turn out of people their just during games. Can’t even image the everyday flow through there. It will make people not want to come cause of the problems of getting to the park and out.
You cannot in all seriousness blame this intersection for this accident. Hwy 29 has the right of way and you don’t pull out in front of traffic. If you are crossing over you stop at the middle and wait until there is no oncoming traffic to proceed. This is common sense.
Yeah this is a dangerous intersection. Just too many lanes of traffic to have to cross and add in speeding on hwy 29 and its compounded…….now , to make it worse try it at night. The next road south is well line rd and its even worse.
Both intersections need traffic lights. The cantonment Sports complex is about a mile west of 29 off Well Line rd so lots of going & coming and again @ night it’s a nightmare . Any help here Commissioner Barry ? And check-out the sports complex roads if you’re ever out this way…..”they are an embarrassment “
Used to live right here, knew this was coming. This is a bad spot. Thank God everyone is ok. Looks horrible.
Thank you Lord that there were only minor injuries. When I saw the pictures, I was certain that someone had been seriously injured or killed.