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Man Charged With DUI In Molino Crash That Injured Three Kids, Two Adults
December 12, 2021
An Alabama man has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with a wreck that injured five people Friday night Molino.
A SUV pulling a utility trailer was traveling south on Highway 29 near Omega Drive about 9:40 p.m. when the driver of a Chevrolet Silverado failed to yield to oncoming traffic when making a turn to head northbound, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Three children ranging in age from 1 to 7 years old and two adults in the SUV were transported by Escambia County EMS to the West Florida Hospital ER on Nine Mile Road for treatment of minor injuries.
William Tyler Jarrell, age 29 of Bay Minette was charged with DUI by troopers. He was released from the Escambia County Jail Saturday afternoon on a $1,000 bond.
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21 Responses to “Man Charged With DUI In Molino Crash That Injured Three Kids, Two Adults”
REGARDING:
“autonomous vehicles (AVs) were involved in more crashes”
I didn’t say they were perfected yet. The thing is, they will get better and better and we humans will still be mere humans — we won’t get much better.
AND
“But we are not test drivers”
But we face a test everytime we drive. Failure is always an unpleasant option, no matter how many we passed in the past.
David for a brighter future, perfect scores
At Mr. Lee
But we are not test drivers..but, as far as under reporting…because of insurance deductibles helping people decide..if it’s worth reporting.
A terrible wreck like this though…terrible.
There will always be DUI issues. you can start the death penalty for DUI..people today have lost the value of human life..on many levels.
If it’s not alcohol, its drugs,cellphones etc..
We are a severely flawed lot.
Attn Ward
AV test drivers mandatorily self-report every crash, whereas average drivers underreport minor accidents, thereby skewing the statistics.
Also, AV’s are in their infancy, although Telsa’s FSD shows great promise.
He is from Baldwin county n no stranger to being in jail n drinking n driving
At Mr. David
Not really
(Overall, autonomous vehicles (AVs) were involved in more crashes: 9.1 crashes per million miles traveled, compared to 4.1 for conventional cars. However, as compared to injuries experienced in traditional vehicle collisions, the ones involving injury were minor.Jun 25, 2021)
@ Rasheed Jackson
Very well said!
Very good post!
Me and my wife passed this wreck on the way home, we both got a bone chilling feeling about it and could’ve sworn we thought people were killed in the wreck. The fact that he got out on a $1,000 bail is absolutely ridiculous. Couldn’t care less about this scumbag, just glad that the children/other occupants were okay, you shouldn’t be able to get out for a DUI.
$1000.00 bail???!!! WTH
$1,000 bond????
That serious of a crime has that low of a bond???
I totally agree that every person accused of a crime deserves their day in court. The problem with this situation is he was probably given a breathalyzer test at the scene. If this is the case and he failed it, his day in court is just a formality. Driving while under the influence is very serious. It is more than just making a mistake. He put other people’s lives at risk for his own selfish reason. And God forbid, had someone died he would be facing vehicular homicide, and an innocent family would be morning the loss of a loved one simply because he made a bad decision, not a mistake. He made a very bad choice and willfully put innocent people at risk and for that he should have received more than $1000 bail. Yes, we have laws to protect people from excessive bail, but we also have laws that are supposed to protect the public from people who make bad, and selfish decisions.
REGARDING:
“this man deserves his day in court,our constution specifically says no excessive bail.we do not live in a dictatorship.we live in a country guided by laws.”
True.
But if convicted, harsh punishment might well be warranted.
What we really need is a way to stop it from happening in the first place. That way: no damage, no arrests, no need for trials, nobody killed.
David for self-driving cars
Hopefully he has learned that drinking & driving don’t mix. But each of you that has never done anything wrong, please come forward. I’m thankful that the family is going to be ok.
this man deserves his day in court,our constution specifically says no excessive bail.we do not live in a dictatorship.we live in a country guided by laws.
I live just past omega dr and saw this same truck make a left turn into the church about 5 mins prior to the accident. I was on my way home. It caught my eye because of it stopping traffic in the left hand lane and turned at a wrong way turn at the church. It saddens me that this happened. Praying for the family.
Wow…….this man probably EXCEEDED 50k in damages not including sending 5 people to the hospital and gets out on bail??? What? So he can go have another night boozing it up and do it again? Unbelievable!
Wow, please look into this and find out why this man was not charged with multiple counts of DUI injury, should have been 5 felony counts with bond of a minimum 25K. Please follow up and contact the FHP and see why this man was not charged appropriately. Thank you North Escambia
$1000 Bond??? DUI with injuries and he gets out with $100 out of pocket. It’s time we review our bond requirements, and make it more difficult for drivers who drink and damage people and property. Drunk driving will not stop until the penalty is high enough to stop this madness!
You know, if we had stricter punishment for DUI offenses, people might think twice before driving. JMO
What an insult, he gets out on a $100 bill. Thats $20 for each injured . He should serve mininum of 180 days and pray each day that none was killed. Court system is failing our public
Costs a$100 bill to get out!!!!! Thats $20 per onnured person. Man needs at least 180 sentence with no time off. DAMN COURT SYSTEM!!!
So since no one died…slap on the wrist. I guess we just wait around till a little kid gets killed before they take it serious