Comments on: FDLE Releases Report On Fiery I-75 Crash That Killed Tate Grad And Family

By: lesson

lesson — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:26:19 +0000

Nothing anyone says or can do will bring back those killed that fateful morning. We can only hope a lesson was learned and rules can be made to prevent it from happening again. It was a tragic accident and no one acted in such a manner that suggests they purposefully opened the roads to allow people to die.

By: shiloh

shiloh — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:06:20 +0000

Ed on April 27th, 2012 8:55 pm I’m not sure I understand the FDLE coverup comment. Yes, there are some cops that do wrong i.e. Flomaton Police Chief, Crestview Police Chief and others but if you check the record, FDLE is the investigating agency that caused the arrest. Concerning the accident on I-75, it was the FDLE report that revealed the neglect of an agency to listen to their people in the field. If FDLE had not completed the report no one would have this information. It sounds to me like there may be some misguided anger.

There should be some anger directed toward the cops. The one that made the call to reopen I-75 didn,t know what he was doing and would not listen to other officers. As a result of LEO stupidity, 11 people died. If you can,t understand that, you must be as dumb as the one that reopened the interstate. The FDLE had the feds. looking over their shoulder because 75 is a federal road. Someone did not do their job. Let the law suits begin. They are certainly deserved!

By: Ed

Ed — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:55:41 +0000

I’m not sure I understand the FDLE coverup comment. Yes, there are some cops that do wrong i.e. Flomaton Police Chief, Crestview Police Chief and others but if you check the record, FDLE is the investigating agency that caused the arrest. Concerning the accident on I-75, it was the FDLE report that revealed the neglect of an agency to listen to their people in the field. If FDLE had not completed the report no one would have this information. It sounds to me like there may be some misguided anger.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:29:23 +0000

This news is a shock to me Michael Hughes is my brother, this is a terrible tragedy……all because of poor communication and wrong decisions being made. Why didn’t they listen to the officer that insisted the road not be reopened due to the conditions. My brother,his family along with the other victims would still be alive today. My heart aches for my family as well as all the other victims families.
Sincerely……..the broken hearted

By: Ed

Ed — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:21:12 +0000

Lately it is hard to hold the cops to a higher level. The Flomaton chief is a prime example. Then there is the sheriff in Crestview, the police chief and his next in command in Crestview. And the list goes on and on. The FDLE always has a excuse for the cops “mistake”. Cops are people first and they are not perfect. When eleven people die because the man in charge didn,t know what he was doing and would not listen to other officers, that not acceptable.

Really CW??? FDLE always has an excuse? Who made the case on the Flomaton Police Chief, the Crestview Chief, his next in command and that list of yours that goes on? I think if you check your facts you will find it was FDLE.

Thank you Brandy.

By: c.w.

c.w. — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:07:56 +0000

People are suppose to hold law enforcement at a higher level but at the end of the day they are just human like the rest of us.

By: Susan Wallace

Susan Wallace — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:31:52 +0000

I am so sad about this accident fatality….I don’t have any idea who or who not may have been at fault, but people should remember to take person responsibility when they are driving. If you can’t see because of fog or smoke, SLOW DOWN. Pull over if you have to. If you can’t see, it doesn’t make sense to forge ahead. You don’t know what is out there.

By: Brandy

Brandy — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:27:31 +0000

Sadly, this is not a perfect world and unfortunately very bad things happen for no apparent reason other than “communication” issues. It is really an “unacceptable” reason?…not really…it is however a very unfortunate one. Like I said, we are human and we hopefully learn from extremely terrible mistakes and do better. People are suppose to hold law enforcement at a higher level but at the end of the day they are just human like the rest of us. Thanks FDLE for all you do. I know personally you have to live with what you hear and see every day trying to make this a better community for us and that is not easy…

By: charlie w.

charlie w. — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:38:51 +0000

Eleven people died because of commnication? This a completely unexceptable reason. Someone didn,t do the job they are paid to do but it was not intentional. People died from the failure and now someone needs to/will pay. This is very hard to cover up isn,t it FDLE?