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Man In Wheelchair Killed In Escambia County Crash
September 4, 2016
A man in a wheelchair was struck and killed Saturday night in Escambia County.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 32-year old Gerald Desota was eastbound on Fairfield Drive approaching Pace Boulevard in 2012 Chrysler 200 when a man in a wheelchair, identified as 59-year old Steven Carl Travis of Hardy, AR, entered Fairfield directly in his path.
Travis was transported to Baptist Hospital where he later died from the injuries sustained in the crash. Any charges are pending the outcome of a traffic homicide investigation.
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