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Century Man Cited After Hwy 29, Hwy 97 Log Truck Wreck
November 28, 2013
There were no injuries when an 18-wheeler hauling logs overturned early this morning at the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 97 in Molino.
The Florida Highway Patrol said 33-year old Jermie Capers of Century was eastbound in the Tom Thumb parking lot and stopped at the stop sign. He entered the intersection about 2:45 a.m., failing to see a southbound Peterbuilt log truck. The driver of the log truck swerved to avoid a collision and traveled across all northbound lanes of Highway 29 and overturned the truck onto its driver’s side. Most of the logs came to rest off the roadway, causing blockage in just one northbound lane.
Capers, who was not injured, was cited was violation of right of way.
The driver of the log truck, 36-year old Bradley Wayne Capers, and his passenger, 42-year old William Leon Burgons, both of Andalusia, were treated on the scene for minor injuries and refused transport to the hospital.
The Molino Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the crash.
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22 Responses to “Century Man Cited After Hwy 29, Hwy 97 Log Truck Wreck”
Well considering the circumstances I’m glad everyone is ok especially since the log truck driver is my brother, so to the people talking about both their last names being capers it is coincidence, they are not related!
if u kno so much bout trucks fishhook240 u kno that if them brakes are to tight and get hot would catch a log tuck on fire im young but I kno trucks ive been around trucks for years bradly capers is my kinfolk
I have worked in trucks for over 20 years, and up until the late 80’s trailers were still being built without spring brakes. Meaning that until air is applied they will not lock. Mandatory automatic brake adjusters were not mandatory until the early 90’s. I wonder how many people who make these negative comments about trucks actually do a pretrip inspection every day in their vehicle. It’s amazing how even when it’s not the trucks fault, it is the trucks fault! Everything we use or consume in our lives goes on a truck at some point. Condemning all log trucks over a few accidents is like faulty every single person who drives a car for one person driving under the influence. There are some bad companies and drivers out there, but the overwhelming majority operate by the rules, that is their livelyhood. I now drive over the road now, and I see accidents way too often, I think that there should be an educational course on sharing the road with trucks, we cannot function without them.
Happened at 2:45 am,according to the news,pretty dark that time of morning,That petebilt would of been lit up like a Christmas tree,&he didn’t see it?Did he even look?
Like I said before give the right of way. This area seems to be one that most don’t understand that rule. People need to learn what that is. Log truck driver probably saved the other mans life by swerving into the northbound lane. Thankfully no one was injured severely.
I hope the guys at fault have enough insurance (if any) to pay for the guys log truck cause he’s now out of work.
Thank you, LORD- that no one was seriously injured.
This intersection is very dangerous- too many vehicles going in too many directions.
What fishhook240 is saying is right but let’s not forget to mention what caused this accident according to what I’ve read. DON’T PULL OUT ON THE ROAD UNTIL YOU’VE LOOKED BOTH WAYS! Then you may proceed to enter the highway…
>>Is that a typo, or coincidence, both drivers last name is Capers?
According to the FHP release, both had the last name of Capers.
Is that a typo, or coincidence, both drivers last name is Capers?
DID I MISS SOMETHING…. was it Not the guys fault that pulled out in front of the Log truck?
Then everyone talking about DOT and the truck?????
The story clearly indicates it was not the truck’s fault. The other driver pulled out of a Tom Thumb Store and failed to see ;the huge log truck. This happens too many times. People stop at intersections, a lot of them talk on the phone and then all of a sudden they pull out right in front of you. Go figure!!!
It does not say anything about the truck (weight, brakes etc). The driver of the truck just saved that guys life by not ramming the front of his truck down his throat. He failed to yield right of way. Not the truck nor the truck drivers fault.
This is a common error. NOT DOT FAULT. have common sense people. Glad everyone is ok.
Was Jeremy capers and Bradley capers related?
D.O.T Does a great job of what they do it is the driver’s responsibility to take care of their equipment. And I’m sure Brakes didn’t have anything to do with the accident if a car pulls out in front of anything going 55 miles an hour it could turn out very bad and I think the driver did an excellent job of not killing anybody. And that doesn’t usually have anything to do with the brakes. No matter how good or how new brakes are you can’t stop them trucks easily. And somebody needs to praise the truck driver for quick thinking.
What are the odds that both drivers last names were Capers?
Help me understand how the driver of the log truck who was doing everything he could to keep from hitting a car and now he’s the bad guy. While it’s true some of the 18 wheeler truck are in bad shape, most company vehicle are in good a shape. Would you feel better if he had “t-boned” the car that pulled out in front of him. It’s sort of hard to not see an 18 wheeler. Most drivers worry about the possible lost of their CDL. One last question, did the driver from the Thumb try to head north on 29 from the south part of the parking lot? I see driver do this and have wondered why more aren’t hit. It’s like the north bound driver on 29 who try to cut back into the Thumb’s parking lot in front of south bound turning traffic from 97. The DOT employee who revamped this intersection should be fired. (the bike lane in the middle of the traffic lanes is the worse thinking around)
Hmmm. Let’s see there is probably 200 log trucks that go into the mill everyday and only about two or three CVE Troopers (FYI there is no more D.O.T. officers) working in escambia county. How do you expect every single log truck to be inspected? The roads and bridges you drive on is paid for by the money weight citations come from. Yes I agree there are a lot of log trucks that need to be off the road for safety reason it’s just as much the company’s responsibility to maintain there own trucks as it is for the CVE Troopers to catch them. I’m tired of people complaining about the Troopers not doing there job. They have tons of more responsibilities than just stopping log trucks all day.
One more thing, not all log trucks are bad but D.O.T. should be able to look and tell which trucks are not being maintained.
D.O.T need to start inspecting these trucks. I’ve been to two of their wrecks lately (Log Trucks) and have notice that both of the wrecks the trailer brakes were INOP. The first wreck at Hwy 29 & Muscogee where the trailer rolled over but not the truck was an obvious sign that the fifth wheel was not working properly and when the trailer was moved out of the roadway the brakes were not lock (and to you mechanics they were not cage) I was parked beside the D.O.T. man and question him about it and he tried to tell me that older trailers did not have locking brakes (He was young). A lot of these trucks that you see pulled over on 29 north of Neal road are being checked for weight and not a safety inspection. The log truck drivers know that most of the public are not aware of how these trucks are suppose to be maintained. If I was a betting man (Which I’m not) I would bet if you looked into it there were problem with the brakes on this truck as well. I all for these guys making a living but they must maintain their equipment for the safety of us all. I think D.O.T needs to stop checking for weight and start looking at the safety of these trucks. It’s only a matter of time before somebody gets hurt bad from one of these unmaintained trucks. Just my two cents!!
Glad no one hurt.