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Two Young Children Injured In Crash With Escambia County Ambulance
February 18, 2023
An eight-month old and a one-year old were among those injured when a car and ambulance collided on I-10.
The crash happened about 2:45 a.m. Friday, on I-10 westbound about a quarter of a mile west of the Pine Forest Road exit.
An Escambia County EMS ambulance was traveling westbound in the left lane of I-10 with the siren and lights on while enroute to a medical emergency. The 17-year old driver of a Hyundai sedan failed to yield to the oncoming ambulance and braked “heavily”, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. That caused the ambulance to collide with the rear of the Hyundai.
Troopers said the Hyundai driver pulled over for a few minutes and then fled the scene. The car was later located in the center median of I-10 near the three mile marker.
The driver of the Hyundai and her passengers — children ages eight months and one year — was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The two occupants of the ambulance were not injured.
The driver of the Hyundai was cited for no driver’s license, leaving the scene of crash, failure to provide insurance, failure to yield to emergency vehicles, and failure to have a child under three secured in a car seat.
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5 Responses to “Two Young Children Injured In Crash With Escambia County Ambulance”
Someone mention family services? They won’t help! They hurt!
Wow one lucky individual they all could have been killed.What is a 17 year old out driving at 2:45 AM especially with two children under that young and not secured.Wonder who let her take the children out that early.Maybe family services needs to look into this.
Oh she stopped, a dead stop in the left lane of the interstate.
The proper way to yield to an ambulance is to, when possible, move to the right, or nearest curb in an urban area, and safely reduce speed and come to a stop.
I drive ambulances and we are trained to pass everyone we can on their left side. If everyone moves to the right it better allows ambulance operators to predict the movement of traffic and navigate it safely.
DO NOT JUST SLAM ON THE BRAKES WHEN YOU SEE AN AMBULANCE BEHIND YOU. Take a breath and move to the right.
17 year old by law can’t be driving after 1am unless supervised by an adult. Question is why did she leave and was she actually driving? Were these her kids? I hope so
eine will investigate this…..
STOP FOR ANBULANCES. Good god. Teach your children so they aren’t mindless. Please. Yield.