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Five People, Including Children, Injured In Highway 168 Head-on Wreck
August 12, 2023
Five people were injured in a head-on crash Friday evening east of Bratt.
It happened about 7 p.m. on Highway 168 at the Reedy Creek bridge, about a half mile west of Wawbeek Road. The driver of a Ford sedan reportedly crossed into the path of a Dodge Caravan. The vehicles collided head on, and both came to rest against guardrails.
An adult female was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, and a pediatric patient was transported by Escambia County EMS to an area hospital. Another adult and other juveniles were reportedly headed to a hospital by private vehicle.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash, which closed Highway 168 for about three hours.
The Walnut and Century stations of Escambia County Rescue and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded.
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16 Responses to “Five People, Including Children, Injured In Highway 168 Head-on Wreck”
All prayers should be sent
Drive according to conditions.
We have all types of roads in our area, from narrow dirt surfaces to wide concrete highways. Many intersections have traffic signals but so many don’t. All have different driving conditions. Look at the road you are driving on and
Funny listening to these armchair critics on here… You have zero idea what happened unless you saw it all from your ivory tower.
I know the people involved in this, please say a prayer. So far everyone is okay, with a few fairly lengthy injury recoveries, but no one died. THAT is the silver lining in all of this.
Everyone wants to blame the road. It’s the drivers responsibility to stay in their lane.
@ Dangerous Road – give it a few years, and when the developers start coming out that way, the county will suddenly have money to redo the road.
A tragic incident.
Prayers for all.
REGARDING:
Old secondary road from the good old boy days of the Florida State Road Department. 1930’s design, nearly a hundred years old.”
The design might be but not the road methinks. I remember hearing Carl Peterson talk about getting it built and know the bridge formerly built near Pine Barren Road was built in 1967.
But I do agree improvements would help and hope these recover.
David for self-driving cars
I live a mile from this spot on 196 and both cars and trucks go way too fast down these hills and over the narrow bridges. Speed limit is 55 but I’ve been passed by trucks going way faster. Never a good sound hearing EMS going down this road or Hwy 99.
This is a sad, and somber situation.
Those people who are insisting that a bad road was responsible: you are wrong !!!
This portion of road was reworked recently.
I’m not going to try and place blame on anyone, because I do not know the facts.
But one thing is certain, the road had no fault in causing this accident.
Probably someone on their cell phone. They are every bit as dangerous as drunk drivers. I see it every single day
All because someone was doing something other than paying attention to their driveing.
Old secondary road from the good old boy days of the Florida State Road Department. 1930’s design, nearly a hundred years old.
For those unfamiliar with it, CR 168 is abnormally narrow by today’s standards. No paved shoulders. Cracked asphalt. Crumbling edges. Patching. Driveway gravel on washes onto roadway. Loose pets. Dangerous passing situations. “No trucks” signs at both ends, unenforced. Drivers reckless. Speeding. School buses, faculty, students use route to reach schools in Bratt, Walnut Hill.
Escambia County is way, WAY behind the times on this dangerous road. It needs significant modernization.
With the bridge closed on Hwy 4, this road is going to be well traveled, especially on Friday nights. Be vigilant out there! Prayers for all!
I pray that all involved will be ok.this is so sad.eapically when kids are involved.
So very sad and so sorry for those who have been hurt. Prayers for everyone.