2-Year Old Passes Away Due To Oct. 4 Crash In Escambia County

October 11, 2023

A 2-year old boy has passed away from serious injuries he received in an October 4 traffic crash in Escambia County, the Florida Highway Patrol said Tuesday.

Troopers said the crash happened when the 75-year old driver of a black Buick failed to yield the right of way and turned in front of another vehicle on Highway 98 near Fairfield Drive.

The 2-year old boy and an infant were ejected from the Buick and were not properly restrained, according to FHP.

The FHP is continuing their investigation.

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10 Responses to “2-Year Old Passes Away Due To Oct. 4 Crash In Escambia County”

  1. sandy on October 11th, 2023 7:17 pm

    Prayers for this poor family My heart goes out to them. To the folks that are saying jail the parents they weren’t even there. It’s the person who put those babies in the car and that didn’t properly restrain them. Have some compassion for this family. They lost their precious little angel

  2. Mark on October 11th, 2023 3:31 pm

    The parents should grieve! They are responsible for the death of this child. It’s not an accident they weren’t strapped in the seats. It’s not the car seat, not the car accident, it’s neglect as I haven’t heard the two car seats are apart of a massive recall. Children (yes, plural) don’t get ejected from vehicles unless they were Not properly fastened to the appropriate age/height required car seat. GRIEVE, BE RESPONSIBLE and stop pretending this could have been avoided. Wake up people and stop accepting it’s just an accident.

  3. Dana D on October 11th, 2023 2:19 pm

    What a tragedy to deal with. If you’re not involved with this accident, please refrain from your comments on what should be done or not done. How can you charge a parent if they were not there? Your comments are hurtful to those that it does involve. Would you feel the same way if it happened to you or your family member? It’s NONE OF OUR BUSINESS. Accidents happen at any given moment. I wasn’t there in the car, so my opinion on the children being restrained or restrained properly I can’t say. I do know that most of you were not there either. So let up and move on. Allow this family to grieve and now bury a 2 yr old.

    Prayers for the family, friends and the other driver involved.

  4. Kat on October 11th, 2023 11:01 am

    I agree with Sam… why jail the parents at this point.. they have to live with what happened due to their negligence.. shame it happened.. Blessings to all

  5. MyBusiness on October 11th, 2023 10:50 am

    Ok I understand that everyone has there opinion but please stop with all the charging the parents comments. This is a family member and it is definitely unnecessary for the “charge the parents” comments one of the parents were at work and the other one is nonexistent the drive did not intentionally go out and try to have an “ACCIDENT” because that’s simply what it was it could have happen if the kids were in the car of a babysitter who was not a family. I’m just asking could you please ease up on the “Charge the parents” and allow my family to process this because it’s simply other things that are not being put out. Please and Thank You

  6. Mark on October 11th, 2023 10:06 am

    Everyone except Sam has a valid point. The court needs to set a standard for thus so others know this won’t be tolerated.

  7. Sam on October 11th, 2023 9:46 am

    Well I know y’all are saying to charge and jail the parents but look at what they have to live with. Not a day will go by that they won’t be haunted by the fact that the choice they made took the life if their child. That is worse then any sentence they could receive.

  8. Lou on October 11th, 2023 8:54 am

    What a burden to live with.

  9. Samantha Smith on October 11th, 2023 7:23 am

    Someone needs to be charged for not having them properly restrained

  10. OhYouKnow on October 11th, 2023 7:05 am

    Senseless completely avoidable, the parents should be jailed for manslaughter.