Pensacola Police No Longer Responding To Most Parking Lot Crashes
January 1, 2020
Beginning today, January 1, the Pensacola Police Department will no longer respond to or take reports on simple parking lot crashes.
“This change will make our procedure consistent with the Florida Highway Patrol,” said PPD Officer Mike Wood.
When a simple parking lot crash is reported, the dispatcher will direct the caller to a self-reporting link at PensacolaPolice.com and provide a number.
Pensacola Police will still respond to parking lot crashes when
- anyone is injured/complains of injury
- a driver is believed to be impaired
- a commercial vehicle is involved
- if a vehicle is disabled to the point a wrecker is required to move it
- a city vehicle is involved
- the crash is a hit and run
- hazardous materials are involved
- or any other criminal investigations.
Bicyclist Struck By Vehicle On Pine Forest Road
January 1, 2020
A bicyclist was seriously injured when he was hit by a vehicle midday Tuesday not far from Pine Forest High School.
Alfonce Smith, 56, was riding his bicycle north on the sidewalk of Pine Forest Road at Hillcrest Avenue about 11:45 a.m.
Wanda Harley, 67, was driving her Nissan Murano in the left turn lane of Pine Forest Road in order to turn onto Hillcrest Avenue. At the same time, Alfonce Smith, 56, was riding his bicycle north on the sidewalk of Pine Forest Road, entered the crosswalk and collided with the Nissan.
Smith was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in serious condition. Harley was not injured.
No charges were filed.
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Pete Shinnick NameD D2Football.com National Coach Of The Year
January 1, 2020
For the second time in the last three years, UWF head coach Pete Shinnick was named the National Coach of the Year by D2Football.com as announced by the outlet on Tuesday afternoon.
Additionally, redshirt freshman Austin Reed and senior Samuel Antoine were named honorable mention All-Americans.
UWF finished 13-2 overall in 2019 after winning the program’s first national championship, 48-40 over Minnesota State, on Dec. 21. The Argonauts completed one of the most remarkable postseason runs in NCAA history, defeating three number one seeds and four-consecutive undefeated teams for the first time ever en route to the University’s 10th team national championship.
Shinnick, who earned the award in 2017, is 35-17 in four seasons at UWF, which includes a 9-1 record in postseason play. He is 138-63 all-time as a college head coach spanning 18 seasons with stops at Azusa Pacific and UNC Pembroke.
Reed threw for 4,089 yards and 272.6 yards per game – 13th nationally – while going 13-1 as a starter after taking over the role after week one. He completed 57 percent of his passes and tossed 40 touchdowns while rushing for six more. The St. Augustine, Fla. product was responsible for 278 points and ranked 12th in the country with 18.5 points responsible per game.
Antoine completed a standout career with 13 starts in 2019 while appearing in all 41 contests during his three seasons at UWF. In 2019, the left tackles from Weston, Fla. native helped UWF average 412.3 yards of total offense, with 281.2 through the air and 131.1 on the ground. The offensive line allowed just 1.4 sacks per game.
Reed and Antoine are the ninth and tenth All-America selections in program history.
The D2Football.com All-America Team was selected by the staff of D2Football.com with input from coaches, staff, scouts, and sports information directors from around the country. D2Football.com has named an All-America Team since its inception in 2000.
Photo Morgan Givens/ UWF Athletics for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
FHP Arrests Two For Human Trafficking In Escambia County
January 1, 2020
The Florida Highway Patrol made two human trafficking arrests in Escambia County on Tuesday.
FHP troopers stopped a 2011 Cadillac Escalade for a traffic violation about three miles into Florida on I-10.
During the traffic stop, troopers discovered that all occupants were foreign nationals and neither the driver nor the passengers were linked to the vehicle in which they were riding. Upon questioning, the driver became evasive.
Troopers obtained consent to search the vehicle and asked the driver and occupants to exit for their safety. During the search, two additional occupants were found hiding between the rear hatch and the third row seats. Multiple items linking the driver and front seat passenger to human trafficking were located within the vehicle.
Driver Julio Ceasar Aguilar Moreno (pictured) was charged with human trafficking and driving without a license. Front seat passenger Joe Ivan Morales Hernadez was also charged with human trafficking. Both remained in the Escambia County Jail without bond.
The remaining occupants were turned over to the United States Customs and Border Protection.
Two Injured In Cantonment Crash
January 1, 2020
At least two people were injured in a two vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Cantonment.
The crash happened at County Road 97 and Highway 297A. Four juveniles and another adult were not transported to the hospital.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Nellie Marie Goodale
January 1, 2020
Nellie Marie Goodale passed away at the age of 69 on December 24, 2019.
Nellie was born in Bond, Mississippi on June 12, 1950. Nellie’s first job ever was working at Vanity Fair as a seamstress. In the late 70s, she went to work at Bill’s Dollar Store in Cantonment, Florida. 1990 brought a new career path for Nellie. She started working with the Escambia County School Board. She retired in 2015 with 26 years of dedicated service.
Nellie was an avid gardener who loved working outdoors and planting her flowers. Her flower beds were some of the prettiest on the street.
Nellie loved fishing with her honey, Carlis. Anytime that Nellie could put a pole in the water, she was ready. She also helped teach her four grandchildren how to fish and would have competitions on who could catch the biggest fish or most worms. Nellie worshiped her grandchildren.
Nellie loved the outdoors so much that she would travel to the hunting camp in Alabama, which had no running water or electricity. She would take nature walks and build forts with her grandchildren. Sometimes they would find deer sheds, which were the only horns anyone would get that weekend.
Nellie would also build the biggest and best bonfires for her family and friends to enjoy. Nobody did it better than Nellie.
Nellie was also a great cook. She could throw down a meal in seconds that everyone loved and was miserable by the end of it because they ate so much.
Nellie never met a stranger, cherished her friends, and lived life to the fullest. Family was Nellie’s love.
She is preceded in death by her father, Obra James Bell; mother, Myrtle Elloise Daughdrill; and brothers, Leon “Doug” William Bell, James “Brownie” Bryan Bell, and Clint Bell.
Nellie is survived by her husband, Carlis Goodale; sons, Darryl and Daniel Goodale; sister, Ritter Kilcrease; brother, Jewel Bell; sister-in-laws, Carol Askren and Janice Allen; brother-in-laws, Edward Goodale, Raymond Goodale, Willard Askren, and Robert Allen; mother-in-law, Margie Goodale-Boutwell; four grandchildren, Ashlee, Daulton, Haleigh, and Kylie; and her beloved dog, Lucy.
Nellie’s motto to live by: “Do unto others as you would have done unto you. I have made a lot of friends. I never met a stranger. If I can help anyone, I always tried.”
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with Chaplain Jason Adams officiating.
The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. on Saturday, January 4, 2020. at the funeral home.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 Hwy. 29 South, Cantonment, FL entrusted with arrangements.
Duane Gunnels Biggs
January 1, 2020
Duane Gunnels Biggs, 82 of Canoe, AL. passed away December 29, 2019 in Canoe. She was born August 22, 1937 in Calhoun County, AL. to the late Vinnie and Irola Gunnels. She was a retired school bus driver from the Escambia County Alabama School System. She was a member of Healing Waters Church in Bay Minette, AL. She is preceded in death by her parents, a sister Helen Willis and a grandson Cory Jones.
She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years Luman Ray Biggs of Canoe, AL and a daughter Felicia (Clarence) Carlton of Canoe, AL. One brother Billy Ray (Norma) Gunnels of Piedmont, AL. and one sister Myra Jo Giles of Piedmont, AL. Grandson Eric Jones and great grandchildren Kennedy Jones, Dagan Jones, Addison Jones, Madelyn Jones, Garrick Freeze, Rylee Carlton, Reese Carlton, Rowland Carlton.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 2, 2020 at 12 noon at the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. John Loper and Bro. Richard Daniels officiating. Graveside services will follow at 2:30 PM at the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spanish Fort, AL.
Active pallbearers will be Keith Biggs, Bruce Mobley, Dudley Fountain, Chuck Gunnels, Eric Justice and Woody Oglesby. Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Biggs, Frank Rasberry and Greg Rasberry.
Visitation will be held Thursday, January 2, 2020 from 11 AM until service time at 12 Noon from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to St. Jude’s Research Hospital.