Comments on: Ice On Highway 29 Bridge Leads To Fatal Crash, Road Closure

By: The family

The family — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 21:51:05 +0000

Mama mary I love you I will miss you love Adah, blue , reca, manman,Ethan , edan, jurnee,aj , rose

By: Hmm

Hmm — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 03:56:42 +0000

Sad she lost her life over black ice yes I agree if they can’t drive in the conditions then they should stay home. But also this is Florida and we don’t have plows and salt it’s crazy because we never get snow here

By: Letitia Durant

Letitia Durant — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 01:48:29 +0000

First off Mary Sue Carmicheal-Adams is my mother Martha Lou Carmichael born May 8th 1944! My Aunt was not speeding! DOT should be held accountable for not throughing landField aka dirt on the road! They knew ahead of time that is was going to snow far as up north they salt and plow! I’m from Detroit and our DOT presalt whenevwr snow is coming! KEY presalt the All Major Highways and Major Street! DOT rather Escambia County or Alabama DOT! They knew before it happened that snow was in the forecast! It’s there duty to make sure the roads are safe! From my understanding the person who sto to help the first accident left his or her car in the street! Not off the road but in the street where my Auntie Mary was coming over the bridge going downward when she hit the black ice! So even if she was going 35 or 45 miles per hour! Speed didn’t necessarily play a factor I know because I’ve been driving the snow for years! If you don’t know how to drive in those conditions then you need to stay home! My Auntie lost her life due to road conditions and the fact that she pressed on her brakes trying to get out of the way of a parked SUV that had stop to help the people that had a wreck before them! Yes it is unfortunate that my Auntie lost her life and my mom suffered a Broken neck my mom and her twin where very very close and I just keep praying for my family the Adams and the Carmichael Family! Please please like my Grandmother say if you have nothing good to say please keep it to yourself! If you haven’t walk a mile in there shoes then please say nothing at all! Opinions as like ASS Hole everybody has one but it doesn’t mean you’re right! To all my family and friends of our family keep us in your prayers for peace and strength! God Bless!

By: A family member

A family member — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:38:45 +0000

Once again. Rock salt is less than a snow plow and does not required a degree to place on that bridge. It has been there for years and nobody thought to place Rock salt to prevent this at any time for a (just in case) situation. Doesn’t take a a lot of money. Just effort.

By: Kathy Yvonne Carmichael

Kathy Yvonne Carmichael — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:49:52 +0000

Mary Sue Carmichael will always be remembered as sweet and kind. She was my aunt who was concerned about our youth receiving their education. She informed me of the variety of scholarship money available for students. Auntie will always be missed and a legend.

By: A family member

A family member — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 02:14:12 +0000

Salt is cheap. And they did not use all the resources they had. Just ignored

By: Grand Locust

Grand Locust — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:00:20 +0000

I went to visit my daughter last year and saw a great many states in the Winter are having liquid salt that they spray on the bridges. You can see white lines on the roads and bridges. They take the weather report and send a spray unit out before the snow or ice arrives. It is not like there has to be a huge investment to use current County trucks equipped with spray units in their beds.. Monday quarterbacks will not bring back those who were tragically killed on bridges, but it might once or twice a year save lives to spray the bridges with the liquid salt mixtures.

By: Shay

Shay — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 21:36:23 +0000

My Grandma Was Blessed But We Lost Our Aunt Mary To This Tragic Accident, They Where Twin Sister’s Born May 8th, 1944. These Sister’s Was The Closet Twin’s I’ve Ever Known They Did Everything Just Alike From Talk’s To The Walk’s. My Granny Miss Her Twin Sister Truly And Aunt Mary Is Truly Missed. Just Be Safe Driving On Icy Road’s Cause This Was An Accident. Stay Safe And Be Blessed

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 21:20:00 +0000

So many folks blaming DOT, so many forgetting about personal responsibility. DOT cannot control weather – you are out raged they didn’t send a crew to clear YOUR bridge – well their have been hundreds of bridges covered with ice. People up in the North deal with ice conditions all the time. If you can’t drive on ice – don’t do it. If a sign tells you the bridge can be covered with ice and you MUST know the temperatures were below freezing – slow down! Sorry for the lives lost, but blaming others for every accident is sordid.

By: Rasheed Jackson

Rasheed Jackson — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 14:51:21 +0000

I don’t think a snow plow would have helped here as the ice was the culprit and not the snow. DOT and Escambia County Road department was most likely doing all they could do with the resources they have. We live in the south, it is not economically feasible for our road departments to have equipment that is necessary for dealing with snow and ice. I admit a loss of life is not something we can put a price on but even in area that have snow plows, blowers and de-icing equipment people still die on the highways. It is a risk we all take.so instead of pointing the finger of blame maybe we should take a moment to lift this family up in prayer. They need it.