May 7, 2013

A Cantonment man was critically injured in a single vehicle accident Monday night on I-10 in Santa Rosa County.

The Florida Highway Patrol said 50-year old Robert Merrill McGhee, Jr., was eastbound on I-10 when he entered the grass median at a high rate of speed in an attempt to pass vehicles in the eastbound travel lane. McGhee lost control of his 1993 Mercedes in the median, crossed over the travel lanes of I-10 and slid across a grassy area into multiple trees.

The FHP said McGhee traveled about 500 feet in the median before he lost control.

McGhee was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. Charges against him are pending, the FHP said.

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A woman was killed and four people injured in a Thursday morning crash on I-10 West near Michoud Boulevard in eastern New Orleans . A tour bus carrying fifth-graders
from an elementary school in Crestview, Florida was involved in the 2-vehicle accident which occurred
shortly after 10 a.m., police said.

Police said the deceased was traveling
eastbound in a maroon Honda Accord near Michoud Boulevard when she
hydroplaned, lost control of her car and went flying into the westbound
lanes of travel. Her car was struck from behind by the bus and landed in the median while the bus swerved off the road and into the woods
adjacent to the interstate.

The woman, whose identity is being withheld pending family notification, was pronounced dead on the scene. Four others suffered minor injuries and were transported to
the hospital where they were listed in stable condition, police said.

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Updated: Wednesday, May 1 2013, 06:31 PM CDT
TALLAHASSEE   –  A woman driving the wrong way on I-10 crashed head on into a charter bus full of students this morning.

Florida Highway Patrol says the accident happened around 3:30 am on I-10 near Tallahassee.

Troopers say 43- students were on board the bus at the time.
17 people including the driver of the car that crashed into the bus were taken to area hospitals for treatment.

The students were returning home to Naples from Pensacola after competing at the USA Skills Competition.Students heading home from USA Skills competition in accident near Tallahassee

UPDATE (May 1, 2013 – 10:15 A.M.)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) – A Leon County school teacher was killed early Wednesday after colliding with a charter bus on Interstate 10.

Chris Petley, public information officer for Leon County School District, tells WTXL that the victim in the crash, 22-year-old Abby Fishburn of Lakeland, Florida, was employed as a first year teacher at Deerlake Middle School. According to Deerlake Middle School’s website she was a science teacher at the school.

Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol say Fishburn was killed after colliding early Monday morning with a charter bus.

According to a report from FHP, the crash happened at 3:30 a.m. May 1. Troopers say a charter bus was traveling east on I-10 near North Monroe Street. Troopers say Fishburn was driving the wrong direction, going westbound in the same lane and eventually collided with the tour bus.

There were 43 people on the tour bus. WZVN in Fort Myers reports the bus was filled with high school students from Collier and Charlotte counties who were returning home from Pensacola after competing at a USA Skills Competition.

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April 28, 2013

A Milton woman is behind bars, accused of DUI manslaughter in the death of a Pace man early Sunday morning.

The Florida Highway Patrol said 25-year old Brianna Lynn Strum of Milton was charged with DUI manslaughter, DUI serious injury, DUI property damage, leaving the scene of a crash with death and leaving the scene of a crash with serious injury following the 3 a.m. wreck on I-10 near Scenic Highway.

Strum was traveling east on I-10 in a 2007 Honda Odyssey when she failed to see a 2013 Dodge Charger in front of her. She not slow down or change lanes, but instead rear-ended the Dodge, causing it to enter the grass median and overturned several times, the FHP said.

A passenger in the Dodge Charger, 33-year old Robert Michael Hall Roy of Pace, was ejected and died from the injuries he received in the crash. The driver of the Charger, 30-year old Miguel Antonio Bonet of Whiting Field and front seat passenger Michael J. Edwards of Whiting field, both receive minor injuries. Another passenger, 24-year old Bernard Ulgalde of Milton, was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in serious condition.

Strum was

Press Release: Florida Highway Patrol

On April 22, 2013 at approximately 7:30 AM, the Florida Highway Patrol investigated a series of crashes on Interstate 10 in the area of the 217 mile marker in Jefferson County.

There were 4 individual crashes involving 10 vehicles including one Commercial Motor Vehicle. Traffic was affected both eastbound and westbound on Interstate 10. There were no significant injuries as a result of these crashes.

The Florida Highway Patrol was assisted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County Fire-Rescue, Jefferson County Emergency Medical Services, Leon County Emergency Medical Services, Madison County Emergency Medical Services, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

The Florida Highway Patrol says it is trying to identify a motorist who died Wednesday afternoon in a crash on Interstate 10 near DeFuniak Springs.

Troopers say a 2004 Mercedes was traveling west on the interstate near the Mile Marker 90 when it left the roadway and crashed into the supports for the County Road 183 overpass.

They have not been able to come up with the identity of the deceased driver and the investigation is on-going.

The Florida Highway Patrol says it is trying to identify a motorist who died Wednesday afternoon in a crash on Interstate 10 near DeFuniak Springs.

Troopers say a 2004 Mercedes was traveling west on the interstate near the Mile Marker 90 when it left the roadway and crashed into the supports for the County Road 183 overpass.

They have not been able to come up with the identity of the deceased driver and the investigation is on-going.

TAAMPA – 

A Tampa Plant High School was fatally injured and another girl was injured in a crash on I-10 in north Florida on Friday night, authorities said.

Amanda Pierce, 18, died late Saturday. She had been on life-support after being declared brain-dead earlier in the day, her sister, Jessica Pierce, told the Tampa Bay Times.

Pierce and fellow Plant senior Taylor Lazzara, 18, were driving to Tallahasee on Friday night to pick up Jessica at Florida State University.

According to troopers, Amanda Pierce and Lazzara had been traveling west on I-10 some 10 miles east of Tallahassee about 9:50 p.m. when they came up on traffic stopped by two previous crashes.

Pierce swerved the 2001 Acura to the right to avoid the traffic, but the car spun, left the roadway and hit a tree.

Both Pierce and Lazzara were wearing their seat belts, troopers said. They were taken to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, where Lazzara was treated and released.

Friends and family held a memorial for Pierce on Saturday night on Davis Islands, where Pierce lived. Lazzara attended on crutches and told reporters Pierce had been her best friend and that she had little memory of the crash.

“Amanda

March 4, 2013

An unknown number of people were injured when a vehicle ran off I-10 this morning and crashed onto Pine Forest Road  below.

The vehicle was on I-10 approaching the bridge over Pine Forest Road when the driver ran into the median, crashed through a guardrail and went airborne before landing under the bridge on Pine Forest Road about 9:15 a.m.

Further details will be posted when they become available. The accident remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.

Pictured top: This vehicle crashed onto Pine Forest Road from I-10 above. NorthEscambia.com photo by Kristi Smith, click to enlarge. Pictured inset and below: FDOT traffic cameras in the area show the scene from above.

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4 Responses to “Vehicle Crashes Off I-10 Bridge Onto Pine Forest Road Below”

1. Marthese Farrugia on
   March 4th, 2013 10:41 am

   praying there were no serious injuries or fatalities…. may god be with them all in this hour of need!

2. donna Mackey on
   March 4th,