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Semi Reportedly Crashes Into Vehicles At Highway 29, Highway 97 In Molino
December 10, 2020
There were no injuries reported in a three vehicle crash Thursday morning on Highway 29 at Highway 97 in Molino.
Witnesses said a semi-truck collided with two vehicles that were stopped at the traffic light.
The Molino and Cantonment stations of Escambia Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS responded. The crash is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.
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31 Responses to “Semi Reportedly Crashes Into Vehicles At Highway 29, Highway 97 In Molino”
William Reynolds, I tried years ago to keep them from raising the speed limit on 29. The DOT told me most people were going 65 anyway. Well duh, if they are going 65 in a 55 mph zone, let’s see, they’ll go 75, or more, in a 65 mph zone, on a divided highway with many access roads, driveways, and school bus stops.
I am so glad nobody was hurt or killed in that accident. Looking at those cars, it is a miracle. It was foggy that day, and even if everybody had their light on and was paying attention, accidents in heavy fog are not unusual. Thank God for NO INJURIES!
Heavy Dog or not you shouldn’t go faster than you can see in front of you.
Why is it you never see a state trooper 0n 97 unless there is an accident. Deputies were good in the school zones for awhile,but you don’t see much of them anymore.
I don’t live or drive 29 or 97 but this has to be the worst road for wrecks in NW Florida. I agree its the drivers not the roads. They need to start writing more tickets and generate some income while it would cut down on accidents. Win, Win, exept for the “road rules don’t apply to me” group.
And that light was supposed to solve all the wrecks at that intersection….waste of
taxpayer money which resulted in parking lot in middle of a highway.
This is a PEOPLE problem. Not a speed limit, red light, roadway issue
PEOPLE on their phones
PEOPLE speeding
PEOPLE aggressive
PEOPLE careless
PEOPLE distracted
PEOPLE thinking not driving defensively
PEOPLE operating vehicles they have no business operating.
if you’re approaching a red light leave a good bit of space
between you and vehicles in front. then pay close attention
to anything coming up behind and begin tapping your brakes
to help the approaching vehicle see there’s an issue ahead of
them ! driving is a privilege not a so-called “right” . inattentive
drivers have become the‘ “norm”…unfortunately , it can be deadly .
All the lights in the world and all the lowered speed limits will not stop people from driving dangerously. This accident like most could have been prevented had the person been paying attention to the road, and the weather conditions. Speed limits are set for ideal conditions. When ones vision is impaired due to heavy rain or fog you should slow down. The driver of the truck admitted to traveling faster than his field of view would allow him to stop in.
My concern is what if this had been a school bus stopped for loading or unloading? Highway 29 needs to be a controlled access highway with no traffic lights and no bus stops. Instead of traffic lights we need merging and turning lanes.
”We have appealed to our “Commissioner”, to no avail, for a lower speed limit on 29.”
Highway 29 is a state/federal highway. Your county commissioner can’t change the speed limit on hwy 29
I’m a truck driver. The light isn’t the problem. I see, on average, 100 drivers daily on their phones, looking down, or texting. Truck drivers can be fined thousands if caught on their phones. The problem is us drivers. We get so caught up in our little worlds that we don’t think of how dangerous our own actions are. I firmly believe that many truck drivers are improperly trained to be driving trucks. I call them “seat warmers”.
They drive too fast, and pay little attention to the laws of the road. I’ve been a driver for 40 years, and I’ve not had one accident, because I take my job seriously. The courteous drivers are getting fewer by the day on all of our highways. Everyone has an agenda, and think that their’s is the most important . Until we stop and think of others on the roads these wrecks will continue to increase. Its not a light, or vehicle thing. Its a people thing. Nothing is more important than to arrive safely. Every time we get into a vehicle we put our lives in the hands of other drivers. Guess what? You and I ARE the other drivers.
“DEE”
Spot on…. I wish we could go back and see the people names who were HOLLERING for a red light here.
They come up and down 29 at 80 miles per hour.
We have appealed to our “Commissioner”, to no avail, for a lower speed limit on 29.
Hopefully we will achieve better results; in the next election.
Tammy.Melchi@dot.state.fl.us
The email above is for Tammy Melchi. She is over the Dot operations in this area. I have made contact with her numerous times about speeders in Molino and on 29 in general. I have begged for more enforcement. They come and a day later they stop enforcing and it goes back to speeders. She controls the flow of were the law enforcement works and can do something. Ive sent her another email in regards to this and semis speeding thru the area. Please please send an email to her lets stand as a community and make the state enforce our laws. Molino has too much traffic, farm equipment and busses and kids ect for those kinda of speeds. In face I firmly believe the hwy 29 speed from 97 to the 65mph zone should be dropped to 45. No sense its 45 in cantonment when Molino is way more populated in this area. So please shoot her an email abotu this and give me some support with her as well. lets make 29 safer in Molino.
Tammy.Melchi@dot.state.fl.us
A lot of folks were crying for a traffic light at that intersection to curb the wrecks. How”s that working for ya”ll so far? Stand by for the increase of wrecks at molino/29. Traffic signals only serve to regulate traffic when motorist are paying attention to their driving.
@Dean, Hope you realize most of these trucks weigh 80,000LBS . Jamming the brakes is not in the best interest of you or your passenger’s Life.. @Todd, The problem is NOT with the intersection sir. The problem lies with the distracted, impatient, inexperienced Drivers. There are still accidents regularly on the WIDE OPEN 4 Lane stretch of HWY 29 between Molino & Century so if you think a roundabout will work your very mistaken sir. No other than TERRIBLE DRIVERS are to blame here sir
Crashes are normal for large intersections in rural stretches of highway. It’ll end some day when there’s a traffic light every half mile and people can’t hit 45mph because of congestion. FDOT should have extended I-110 North to I-65.
Just by reading the article the driver was going to fast for conditions. Had he been driving safely this accident would have been avoided. I do agree that not only semi drivers but everyone needs to slow down on highway 29. There are set speed limits for a reason and only about 10% of the drivers follow them. Once enforcement steps up people will slow down. This is the only way it will happen. Just waiting for the next accident or fatality is not an option. Troopers and Deputies need to get it done.
WOW!!!! From the looks of the first picture of that vehicle, it’s a miracle no one was injured or killed. Just so thankful no one was.
Get rid of the light, put in a round-about, drop speed limit to 45 a few mile out.
one time one of those trucks was tailgating me so i hit my brakes so that he almost lost it… he was one mad dude and chased me for a while but i hope it taught him a lesson…Tailgating is against the law and should be ticketed
Well the solution is so obvious, We need an over pass that’s elevated all the way through Molino. That way they can take there exit if they need too, problem solved. Come on folks lets do a go fund and raise taxes and fix this.
Seriously curious if the driver of the semi was the same one that tailgated me all the way down 29 yesterday! Was so close to my bumper I couldn’t even read his front tag and I couldn’t change lanes because of traffic *mind yall I was in the correct lane
This was not caused by the lack of a turn arrow. One car was completely stopped at a red light. The second car was nearly stopped when the driver noticed an 18-wheeler behind them that wasn’t slowing down, so that driver swerved to try to get off the road; however, they didn’t make it. The truck still hit the second car full on in the back and also hit the side of the first car still sitting at the red light.
Most 18 wheelers speed like crazy and get right on your bumper. We need law enforcement on 97 and 29.
It’s not the light that is the problem. It’s people that do not pay attention to the road and what’s going on around them.
The red light can’t “cause” problems. Careless reckless drivers cause problems and crashes. And these are crashes not “accidents”. Pay attention when you’re driving, please.
This was caused by a combo of fog and the light not working properly (file a law suit)…I came through minutes before and the fog was so thick you couldn’t see three feet in front of you. This wouldn’t be an issue if the light was cycling right but it never gave a turn signal making your only option to dart across blindly on a green light, I waited through 2 cycles and decided to circle around because I knew someone was gonna get creamed. After dropping my son at school I came back and seen the wreck.
If only there were a red light at that intersection, there wouldn’t be any more wrecks! Oh wait….
I live just down from this. Semi trucks blow through molino 80 plus mph sometimes if they arent governed trucks. Coming home from work when I slow down for the 55mph by Jimmys, semis pass me full interstate speeds and passenger cars pass doing 90 plus mph. People need to realize there homes businesses familes kids and farm equipment around here. Slow down. Id surely hate to have to come up on someone thats ran into the back of a 66 thousand pound cotton picker and messed themselves up. ITs only 55mph for a few miles. Just do the speed limit and pay attention. Thats all. Thats all it takes to make the roads safer. Be Alert
This red light is causing more problems than before it existed. Now stopped cars are being rear ended.