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Highway 29, Highway 97 Crash Claims One Life
March 4, 2022
The Florida Highway Patrol said a crash Thursday night in Molino claimed one life.
A semi-truck and a pickup truck collided about 7:45 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 97.
A 19-year old Molino man was driving a Ford F150 northbound on Highway 29 when he attempted to turn onto Highway 97. He “failed to maintain awareness of southbound traffic” and turned into the path of the semi driven by a 30-year old Pensacola man, troopers said.
One passenger in the truck, a 20-year old man from Atwater, Minnesota, was airlifted to a Pensacola hospital where he passed away. The pickup driver and another passenger, a 23-year old from Glendale, Arizona, were both transported to the hospital in serious condition.
The semi-truck driver received minor injuries.
After the collision, the truck jackknifed into the Tom Thumb parking lot and came to rest against the business’s sign.
The Florida Highway Patrol is continuing their investigation.
The Molino and Cantonment stations of Escambia County Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded.
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16 Responses to “Highway 29, Highway 97 Crash Claims One Life”
I am so sorry for the one loss of life. Thank goodness for the Tom Thumb’s sign otherwise the semi could’ve ended up next to the gas pumps causing a fire. God was looking after those involved and Tom Thumb’s customers and employees, Prayers for the families and friends of those involved.
This type accident is caused by either simply not seeing the on coming vehicle or, more usually, mis judging the on coming speed of the southbound vehicle and the time it takes to cross the intersection. The angle of this left turn is much longer than some people think. Simple fix for this is to make it a left turn on arrow only. As far as comments from told you so, before the light, there were wrecks there almost every day. How does the light give you a false sense of security anyway?
@ we told u so…I so agree with you….it seems like every single week there’s a wreck there…..#1 they need to put no turn on red..#2, no u turns…because they (u) turn to get into that store and another thing that scares me is when people turn on to 97 from 29 they stop all of a sudden to turn into the tom thumb..I dont know how they need to fix it but they need to go back and rearrange something there to make it safer….praying for all that was involved in this wreck…but so sad it happened….
So sad. Prayers for all involved.
@toldyouso,
I disagree. I was thrilled when the light was added. I go through that intersection 4 times a day, every weekday. Making the left from 97 to northbound 29 was a nightmare. FHP needs to spend some time near there, ticketing the people who fly up and down both roads. They’ve been more visible the last 2 weeks, but its still crazy.
Prayers sent .. stop blaming the light people
So many of us opposed this traffic light because we knew accidents and more serious accidents would still happen. This light provides a false sense of safety and now and again and again this is what happens. Traffic signals in proper locations prevent many accidents, traffic lights also sometimes cause more and worse accidents.
Prayers for all involved.
Sad
Not the trucks fault. Saw it happen. Green truck failed to yield
this light needs to work the same every time the turn arrow for north bound to turn on 97 sometimes you get a green arrow and sometimes you don’t. we need a yellow arrow that is flashing when north and south bound are green .My condolences to the and Prayers to the Family . Milton A
So very sorry for your loss
Bless the families and all that was involved in this horrific event.
Just sad.
Prayers for all involved !!!
WARNING SIGNS: Very specific warnings signs saying you are approaching a dangerous intersection, slow down. Giving drivers time to slow if they are driving over speed limit.
Prayers.
The turn signals should be turn signal only.
Prayers for all involved
Sending my prayers for all that were involved. My condolences to the family…