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Multiple Injuries Reported In Highway 29, Highway 97 Intersection Crash
December 4, 2023
Multiple injuries were reported in a crash midday Sunday at the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 97 in Molino.
The three-vehicle crash involving a pickup truck and two SUVs was reported about 11:47 a.m., and at least two Escambia County EMS ambulances responded.
The Molino and Cantonment stations of Escambia County Fire Rescue and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating and has not released further details.
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15 Responses to “Multiple Injuries Reported In Highway 29, Highway 97 Intersection Crash”
I was at the gas pump. Watched it happen
I was driving south through that intersection a couple weeks ago. Me and the driver in the lane next to me almost hit a couple cars that was turning left from 29 to 97. Both of us in the south bound lanes had to slam on our brakes to avoid the three cars turning on the flashing yellow arrows. The solution seems simple to me. Get rid of the yellow flashing turn arrows and replace them with solid red ones. This should make it so the southbound drivers don’t have to stop at the green light and get rear ended or t-boned by the person turning on the yellow arrow without yielding the right-of-way.
When someone falls a sleep at the wheel red lights dont matter. Those involved are lucky.
I live off of 29 between the redlights. No police activity. People run up on that light 70 80 mph.
It looks like two of the three were stopped. It was number 3 that hit number 2 in the rear and number 2 hit number 1 in the rear end. My guess is #1 didn’t stop and #2 was too close to #1 to avoid the collision. You should always leave at least a car length between you and the car in front of you. Been preventing accidents for 34 years and it does work.
Everyone in a hurry to get to the casino.
@ Bill T
Double the lights would be a good start. What we really need is common sense traffic control. I propose mandatory background checks and documented proof of intentions before crossing any intersection. All to be properly signed, notarized and taxed by the county. We could put an end to all of this senseless vehicle violence once and for all.
We need to stop placing the needs of those that travel over our right to ignore our surroundings.
Jeffrey Lebowski
Just remove both traffic lights in Molino and keep the traffic flowing.
I agree with Bill T. Double the lights! Surely this will stop the accidents.
turn ONLY on green arrow, no yield on green and then turn. People miss judge the time it takes to make a turn. Let’s face it, there is just too many accidents on 97, bad drivers or impaired??? There is a problem.
The solution to the problem is we must put another light at the light stack them on top of each other so this won’t happen again !!!!!
No amount of traffic safety engineering can make things foolproof, The world will always produce a better fool.
THAT RED LIGHT GIVES PERNISSION FOR INCOMING TRAFFIC TO CUT YOU OFF !!!! IT NEEDS YO BE RED FOR TURNS !!
MY FRIEND WAS CUT OFF YESTERDAY on HER WAYm TO CHURCH !! THE ONE AT MOLINO CROSS ROAD WORKS THE WAY IT SHOULD !!!
Wasn’t that hugely expensive traffic light supposed to prevent these kind of wrecks?
glad the traffic lights stopped wrecks at that intersection… oh wait…