Wrong Way Drunk Driver Crashes Into Semi Tanker Hauling Methanol Gas; Highway 90 Bridge Not Damaged

September 20, 2020

Contrary to rampant social media rumors, the Highway 90 bridge over Escambia Bay was not heavily damaged early Sunday morning when a drunk driver crashed into a semi tanker truck hauling methanol gas.

The semi driver was eastbound on Highway 90 in the inside lane over the bridge over the north end of the bay. The semi was traveling in the inside lane because the outside lane was closed for repairs. The driver of a SUV was traveling the wrong way on the bridge when he hit the tanker-trailer. The driver was charged with DUI and booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail.

There was no fuel spillage due to the crash or injuries reported to either driver. The eastbound inside lane were closed for approximately 3.5 hours due to the crash.

The outside eastbound lane from Escambia County to Bass Hole Cove Bridge is closed for repairs due to erosion caused by Hurricane Sally.

Comments

7 Responses to “Wrong Way Drunk Driver Crashes Into Semi Tanker Hauling Methanol Gas; Highway 90 Bridge Not Damaged”

  1. Jay on September 21st, 2020 5:10 pm

    hahaha
    So there’s a Cove that someone named Bass Hole…..
    hahaha

  2. Hoosier Daddy on September 21st, 2020 4:55 pm

    Like I said…”.if there is an error, there is a rapid correction.”

    I still like his product…Thanks for the update.

  3. Reader on September 21st, 2020 3:50 pm

    “Williams’ little news production”

    You are very wrong there. Northescambia.com probably reaches more people per week than any other local news site. I heard it’s like 200,000 people a day.

  4. Hoosier Daddy on September 21st, 2020 3:41 pm

    Full service from the local daily is around eighty dollars per month. That includes the wet and missed deliveries. Local news is sometimes two days old, which makes it “history.”

    Williams’ little news production is spot on, current, and if there is an error, there is a rapid correction. And…..the price is right.

    Thanks William

  5. Bewildered on September 21st, 2020 6:51 am

    I second that – Northescambia.com is the only media outlet with integrity. All the others have gone astray. People used to want to read or hear the truth, not anymore. Sensationalism are any cost.

  6. social media on September 20th, 2020 8:46 pm

    Social media is worse than fake news. Just spewing trash for likes.

    Thank you William for something we have been missing… Integrity.

  7. Jo White on September 20th, 2020 4:04 pm

    Thank you for clearing up the rumors that two semis collided and that large sections of that bridge had collapsed into the bay!

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