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Escambia Man Dies After Crashing Into Roundabout Just Off Nine Mile Road
October 1, 2021
An Escambia County man died after he crashed into a roundabout just south of Nine Mile Road Thursday night.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the 39-year old man was traveling south on Bowman Avenue about 8:30 p.m. and failed to navigate around a small raised roundabout in the center of the roadway at Kayzan Street. His white pickup truck collided with a tree located in the roundabout.
The man was transported to Sacred Heart ER on Nine Mile Road where he was pronounced deceased. FHP said he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
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19 Responses to “Escambia Man Dies After Crashing Into Roundabout Just Off Nine Mile Road”
For those curious: look up the intersection on google maps. Make sure you are South of 9-mile. It is thoroughly marked. Yellow warning signs precede the intersection: “Traffic Island” and “15 mph” from multiple directions. The islands themselves on the road have a yellow diamond sign faced in each direction with a simple sign depicting how traffic is to flow around them.
While this man’s death is a tragedy (regardless of the driver’s speed or any other causes), research shows that traffic circles like this save lives in the long run.
My first thought after encountering this round about was someone is going to die here.
They should light it up…!
Prayers for the family
I’ve heard of turnabouts but have never ever seen one before, if I came up on a busy one and had to enter it, I wouldn’t know what to do and would be in danger to myself and everybody else around me. That being said, I intend on learning all about them online before I end up like this poor guy. society just expects people to automatically know everything new without any questions. I blame the DOT’S everywhere for not sending out a notice to everybody with instructions on this new road traffic design. and this dead guys family should be compensated appropriately.
WEAR YOUR SEAT BELTS AT ALL TIMES!!!
I just wanted to know who the guy was so I can send something to his family. Me and a few other people saw him take his last breaths. I asked for help to bust the window and I got in the truck to try and talk to him . I’m so sorry for his family. I wish I could’ve helped more
Who’s being rude or insensitive? Speculating whether or not this person was speeding is not wrong, it’s a probable cause of this tragic situation.
we need more round abouts and more speed bumps in all the neighbor hoods ? raise them speed bumps really high then raise the tax to 12 percent to help pay for these things then raise gas prices to $ 8 a gallon to help maintain the cleanup of all the trash being tossed out on the streets. it’s a win win
Roundabouts are not as effective as speed bumps. In fact, they are dangerous! It’s terrible a young man had to lose his life, be taken from his family forever because of some nitwit’s dumb idea. God rest his soul and give his family strength.
We have lived here 17 years. The round abouts were here before me. Not saying this young man was speeding but Speed is a problem on this road. People use Bowman to cut to 9mile or Detroit to avoid some of the construction slowdowns. We are definitely seeing more traffic on this little neighborhood road. Have been concerned for the kids waiting school buses. Senior walkers. Dog walkers. Joggers. Etc. At one time kids from Roy Jones senior youth camps ran this road. It is a surprise someone I. A vehicle lost their life and not one of our pedestrians.
Lived downthe roadfrom these to RAs till 2006 and kept a rental till this year. Always thought a speed pump 100′ north and south should have been installed to slow and warn drivers in. .
For those unfamiliar with this “roundabout”, it’s a small one, in a small intersection with the concrete being about an 8 foot across, almost like a planter for the tree. There are 3 signs inside near the tree. Look it up at Bowman Ave and Kayzan St intersection on an online map. It’s not even as wide as most medians and not like a normal traffic roundabout like in the UK or Bermuda. These circles may frequently slow traffic but they need to be painted with reflective markings if they remain. Thank you Tammy for staying with this man.
Please keep your negative commentary to yourself. This was someone family and friend. You will be missed Brandon. You had such an amazing, funny personality. You had a heart of gold.
Let me tell you about roundabouts. Spent 31/2 years in the UK and they believe in roundabouts. You move quickly into position where you want to turn or you get hit trying to get where you want. Granted…most roundabouts here aren’t that bad….BUT….the one at 17th Ave going onto the 3 mile bridge or getting off Bayfront Pkwy onto 17th is going to be a nightmare. Just sayin….
Tammy, something like this can scar your memory for life. Please remember you guys TRIED and BE PREPARED, this might not BE THE LAST PERSON TO DIE THERE.
For the people who design this junk in our community, you should be helb criminal responsible if he wasnt speeding.
He must of been the first person to die at the ne ER facility. What a dubious distiction.
Speed may have been a factor. But at night if you aren’t familiar with the road, they are hard to see. When I went down this road the first time I was like “what”.
Sorry it cost this man his life. Wearing a seat belt may or may not have helped save his life.
To the family, he was not alone. The neighbors all tried to help and we talked to him until EMS arrived. I am so sorry for you loss. Praying
I have NO idea why these two little roundabouts are a block away from each other on this road. All the other roads between Detroit and 9 Mile are clear but people drive too fast through these neighborhoods. If its dark and raining, these two little roundabouts are not very visible. Emergency vehicles use other roads as a result. So very sorry for this man losing his life. This poor person may not have been familiar with them in this area
WOW,, He must have been going fast.. sorry to see it but folks have been running too fast through my neighborhood.
I’m sure speed was a factor, but these round abouts in neighborhoods aren’t marked very well and can be a surprise at night, because I haven’t seen one with any type of reflective device or warning to drivers.