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Driver Uninjured In Crash On Wet Highway 97
August 18, 2022
Up to about three inches of rain had fallen north of Molino by 7 a.m. Thursday morning, leading to the ponding of water on some roadways.
This driver lost control in the 2500 block of Highway 97, about a half mile south of Pilgrim Trail. The driver was not injured, and the Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.
The highest rainfall totals were north and west Walnut Hill. By 7 a.m., a weather station at Molino Park Elementary had recorded just over an inch of rain.
There is an 80% to 90% chance of more rain and thunderstorms through Friday.
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Comments
7 Responses to “Driver Uninjured In Crash On Wet Highway 97”
Fast cars are just a state of mind. Running one off the road in the rain is an absence of mind.
Mustang driver…what a surprise!!!
People need to slow down on 97 anyway!! never a cop around when you need one. People passing in a no passing zone putting others in danger just stop and think about what your doing… so this don’t happen leave a little early when you can we have have got to do this… our wrecks or going to continue. I was driving to Mobile early this morning and the fastest that I could go in the safest that I could go because you could not see was 47 mph I did not mind because I was thinking of me my dad and other people around me.
Yep, it’s called hydroplaning. All you gotta do is Slow Down and it will not happen. So simple. Luck they missed those mailboxes…..it could have been a lot worse.
It’s called hydroplaning, driving too fast on wet roads. ALL cars will experience it from driving too fast in bad weather conditions.
Mustangs Always have problems staying on the roads.
There are plenty of YouTube vids to back up my statement.
This area always floods over 97 after a good rain, comes right off the field into the road. Would be nice if the county got involved and possibly cleaned out the ditch