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One Airlifted After Highway 97 Crash Into A Utility Pole
February 21, 2023
One person was airlifted to the hospital following a wreck on Highway 97 in Walnut Hill Tuesday afternoon.
The driver of a SUV was northbound on Highway 97 just south of Ernest Ward Middle School when she failed to properly negotiate a curve. The vehicle left the roadway, traveled between several trees and struck a utility pole. The pole was broken in the crash, sending power lines to the ground.
One adult was airlifted by MedStar helicopter to a Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. Another adult and a toddler were not seriously injured.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating. The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia County Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded.
Escambia River Electric Cooperative reported about 10 customers lost power along Highway 97 as a result of the downed lines.
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Comments
5 Responses to “One Airlifted After Highway 97 Crash Into A Utility Pole”
Well good thing I wasn’t speeding then huh
Sounds similar to “Those guns are so dangerous”. It not the road, it’s the dangerous driver who is possibly on alcohol, drugs, speeding, texting, putting on makeup, etc…
My wife and I travel Hwy 97 a lot, and yes there are a number of curves on that road that can be considered dangerous. But just as the other contributor wrote, it is the excessive speed of the drivers that is the main factor in the cause of the majority of the wrecks on hwy 97. Slow down and live. It is easier on the trees and utility poles, and may help to keep insurance premiums a bit lower also.
Eric M. I totally 100% agree with you. It is NOT THE ROAD. It’s the drivers. So many people say, “That road is so dangerous.” No, it’s not. The driver is the one that is dangerous. Praying for a fast and full recovery for the injured.
On almost all of these crashes, Luke the fatal one a few months back where a guy left the roadway and flew almost 200 feet, LA ding 12 feet up a pine tree, I can pull up my security camera video and see the same vehicle speeding by my house, generally doing 65 to 75 mph, just minutes before the crashes. People can blame the road all they want, but it’s 100% the drivers, not the road, that is to blame. I hope and pray those involved fully recover.