Woman Charged With Reckless Murder For Fiery Flomaton Crash Last Month

June 18, 2022

A driver is now charged with reckless murder for the death of a man in fiery crash last month near Flomaton.

Emily Nicole Taylor, 21, was booked into the Escambia County (FL) Jail late Friday night as a fugitive from justice on an outstanding Alabama warrant for reckless murder. She was being held without bond awaiting extradition to Alabama.

Flomaton Police said Taylor was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu that left the roadway, struck a tree, overturned and burst into flames on May 15. Taylor was ejected from the vehicle and airlifted to an area hospital. The passenger, 24-year old Jacob Maulden, was trapped in the vehicle and perished.

The crash happened about 1:25 a.m. May 13 on Old Atmore Road about a quarter mile east of Tulip Road, just a few hundred feet north of the Alabama-Florida state line.

The arrest warrant was issued after the Flomaton Police Department and Alabama State Troopers concluded their investigation and the evidence was reviewed by the Escambia County (AL) District Attorney’s Office.

The Flomaton and Friendship fire stations, along with the Century Station of Escambia County Fire Rescue, and McMillan EMS also responded to the crash.

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13 Responses to “Woman Charged With Reckless Murder For Fiery Flomaton Crash Last Month”

  1. William covan on August 1st, 2022 4:32 am

    I hope they drop the charges to a lower offense..I know this girl I dated her a little over a year ago .she was a young mother and never really got to experience what majority of us got to ad teenagers so when she hit 21 well we all been there and we all had or fare share of speed bumps and some got lucky some didn’t and I’m sure if she could have saved that boy she would have , she is a good mother and she has learned a life lesson , but we all have to be held accountable in which being said when I go out and drink u make the decision how much we drink and who we ride with and the possibility of what could happen, he took a risk and got in …now alcohol peaks at 90 mins after u quit drinking well she was probably ok when they left ….I know I’ve been in her shoes before,. U have to account for all the factors … praying for her and her family . She is a good mother

  2. local on June 21st, 2022 1:38 pm

    @ Bubba
    Unless they have determined that she had to be going at an extremely high rate of speed, or the hospital detected drugs or alcohol in her system…

  3. Baffled on June 21st, 2022 12:45 am

    @mnon courts go easy on women?

  4. Esc County on June 20th, 2022 11:20 am

    There’s no lines on the road and the county should help be held responsible on aswell

  5. Bubba on June 18th, 2022 9:37 pm

    I am praying for both families.
    I don’t know how she could be charged with anything
    Because she was flown to an area hospital after the wreck
    All it takes is a wheel to go off the pavement and a wheel cut to hard and a car will flip so it don’t make sense to charge her with that kind of crime

  6. Molino resident on June 18th, 2022 9:05 pm

    If any of you are ever in trouble with the law, pray to god that Deedee nor Mnon are on your jury. You’ll be guilty before you ever walk into the courtroom. They have no idea what transpired before the accident but are quick to condemn them.

  7. mike on June 18th, 2022 6:46 pm

    oh yeah, she meant to kill the guy, so ruin her life over an unfortunate accident. give me a break. (cue eyeroll) there is much I’d like to say, but… :(

  8. Bill T on June 18th, 2022 6:39 pm

    And we’re off !!!!!! To jail that is if convicted !!! Serious charges !!! Stupid move !!! A life is lost because you apparently didn’t think !!!! But wait a minute maybe you did think!!!!!!

  9. Denny on June 18th, 2022 1:12 pm

    Good point, Elmer. If the car hadn’t burst into flames, how badly would the passenger have been hurt?

  10. David Huie Green on June 18th, 2022 11:15 am

    It will be interesting if they can get the charge to stick. We don’t actually know exactly what preceded the incident.

    Tragic, regardless.

    David for self-driving cars

  11. Deedee on June 18th, 2022 10:14 am

    Give her the max, no pleading to lesser charges. She willingly drove recklessly. Murdering someone should not be treated lightly.

  12. elmer on June 18th, 2022 9:11 am

    My question is why did the car burst into flames is it because of the plastic fuel systems now used on newer cars
    The EPA imposed such mandates on cars to make them more fuel efficent to get better millage that the car makers have to remove steel componets for plastic parts

  13. mnon on June 18th, 2022 2:39 am

    I’d say throw the book at her, sit in prison a few decades. Yet we know courts go easy on women, she’ll get it down to manslaughter and only get 3-5 and be out in 1-2… sad for the victims.

    My dad use to tell me “there’s nothing to do after midnight but get in trouble”

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