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Two Ejected, Seriously Injured After Vehicle Pulls In Front Of Their Motorcycle
May 23, 2021
Two people were injured when they were ejected from their motorcycle on Highway 29 after a vehicle pulled into their path.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a Toyota RAV4 was stopped in the southbound left turn lane of Highway 29 at the Burgess Road intersection. Troopers said the drier decided not to turn and pulled back into the inside lane, colliding with a motorcycle shortly before noon Saturday.
“Both occupants on the motorcycle were thrown onto the pavement as the motorcycle slid across the southbound lanes after contact with the Toyota,” according to a FHP report. A 54-year old man and an unknown age female were transported to Sacred Heart Hospital with serious injuries.
The 36-year old female driver of the Toyota and her passengers, ages 1, 11, and 15, were not injured.
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14 Responses to “Two Ejected, Seriously Injured After Vehicle Pulls In Front Of Their Motorcycle”
Seen by me after arriving to the scene of the accident few minutes after accident happened, the driver of the car that drove into the motorcycle causing this terrible accident was parked several hundred feet away from the accident scene while the 2 motorcyclists were lying immobile on the hot blacktop road, driver face down and other on back in middle of 3 lanes of southbound Hwy. 29 traffic this past Sat. a.m. It is beyond me how someone could cause this wreck and watch by line of sight from a distance the product of their grave error lay immobile in the middle of the busiest road in Pensacola at the mercy of traffic and the world; if they were not deceased they could easily be run over then be deceased. Got it, you may not know first aid, how about stop traffic or comfort the severely injured done by you?!
@justdon’tgetit when will car and truck drivers start to understand that they don’t own the road? As a driver, it is your responsibility to watch for motorcycles, bicycles, skateboarders, pedestrians, and debris on the road. If you can’t see a motorcycle, maybe you need to stop driving.
@Just don’t get it, are serious? The idiot driver and the idiot driver alone is the cause and fault of this accident.
@just don’t get it…….a motorcycle has every right to be on the roads as much as a vehicle, they pay to be on the roads too. If you can’t see motorcycles then open your eyes and pay attention to the roads.
The motorcycle was a BRIGHT GREEN Harley Davidson. Also since the late 70s all motorcycles are required to run their headlight by law. The helmet law in Fl. states that riders over the age of 21 who carry at least $10000.00 worth of medical insurance are not required to wear a helmet. The riders were over 21and know the dangers of not wearing one. I have rode in Pensacola since 1971 and still do. I usually don’t wear a helmet and know that upsets some folks but I’m well within the law and old and ugly enough to decide for myself. Please watch out for me, I always watch out for you!
@just don’t get it. We’ll go ahead and put you in the “part of the problem” category instead of the “part of the solution” category. These bikes are visible as long as the headlight is on. Nowadays, many bikes have LED headlights which makes them very visible. The dark clothing could be a problem at night but this incident occurred just before noon. There is absolutely no excuse for not paying attention to traffic, but yeah, let’s blame it on the motorcycle rider and his wife.
I agree everyone has the right to be on the highways. But there are way too many mostly younger riders going at very high speeds and weaving in and out of traffic.
Even passing between cars on two lanes.
@just don’t get it I just don’t get people like you. A motorcycle has every much of a right to be on the road as you do. Maybe you should learn to be a better drive and actually look where you drive so you don’t make contact with a motorcycle rider.
I was turning onto the northbound lane of 29 getting off from Diamond Dairy when I saw heavy traffic backed up almost to the I-10 eastbound exit ramp. A few minutes before the light turned green to turn onto northbound 29; I see an FHP dodge challenger cutting through traffic arriving on scene.
@ Just don’t get it…wow…super closed minded you are!! How about let’s ALL look twice for motorcycles….it can save someone’s life. You seem to be blaming the riders for just riding; instead of the lady that blindly pulled back into the driving lane from a turn lane because she changed her mind!
The one thing we can agree on is those riders out there not wearing helmets! I am a huge advocate for safety and helmets.
Prayers to the 2 injured riders!!
@ just don’t get it… THEN PAY MORE ATTENTION!!!! We have just as much right on our 2 wheels as you do on your 4.
Another case of driver ignorance.
Why anyone with a lick of sense would ride motorcycles on busy highways. Don’t get me started on the ones riding without helmets. I just don’t get it. When will these people start to understand that we can’t see these bike riders, especially when the riders wear dark colored clothing.
and no one paying attention…