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FHP Seeks Witnesses, Others On Scene Of Crash That Killed Worker On Highway 29
April 10, 2018
The Florida Highway Patrol issued an appeal Monday afternoon for information in a traffic crash last Friday that claimed the life if a highway worker.
The FHP said 60-year old Sharon Odom of Century was southbound on Highway 29 when her 2006 Ford Mustang traveled off the roadway onto the west shoulder, colliding with worker Maceo A. Perkins, 41, of Pensacola and an unoccupied Dodge Ram truck that was off the roadway.
Odom was trapped in her vehicle and was extricated by firefighters before being airlifted by LifeFlight helicopter to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola with serious injuries. Perkins was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The FHP is asking for any witnesses or anyone that helped at the scene of the crash to contact Corporal David Todd at (850) 544-5990.
ll charges are pending the outcome of a traffic homicide investigation, according to FHP.
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4 Responses to “FHP Seeks Witnesses, Others On Scene Of Crash That Killed Worker On Highway 29”
@ Richard….man, I am with you. I watch those police shows on TV. They solve horrendous crimes. It only takes an hour, minus commercials, for them to have the complete answer to what the ——- (sic) happened. The TV “cops” don’ t even have to do reports. You really have a point there.
Some people are so quick to criticize the Law Enforcement Officers. Somebody probably actually witnessed the incident and kept going. Some probably did not realize there were injuries and kept going.
>>Just what kind of law officers would not take the information of all the people on the scene and if so then the officer should be able to call them just saying what the
But what about a witness that saw the crash and kept driving? Or a witness that stopped and left before FHP arrived on scene? Or someone that did not see the crash but stopped to see if 911 had been called and then left? There are lots of ways someone with very relevant information might not have been there when FHP arrived.
Just what kind of law officers would not take the information of all the people on the scene and if so then the officer should be able to call them just saying what the —–