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Man, 70, Killed; One Other Adult And Five Children Injured In I-10 Crash
March 15, 2022
A 70-year old Mississippi man was killed in a head-on rollover crash on I-10 eastbound in Escambia County Tuesday afternoon near the Florida Welcome center. Six others, including five children, are in serious to critical condition.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash occurred just after 12:30. The driver of the white Chevrolet Suburban was traveling westbound on I-10 and veered left crossing the grassy median before colliding head-on with a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee. Both vehicles then collided with a semi truck causing the silver jeep to overturn.
The driver of the Jeep was pronounced deceased at the scene An adult passenger and two children in the Jeep are in serious condition at Sacred Heart Hospital. All were from Mississippi.
The 31-year old driver of the Chevrolet Suburban is in critical condition at Baptist Hospital. Three children that were in the Suburban are in serious condition at Sacred Heart Hospital. Everyone in the vehicle was from Texas.
The driver of the semi-truck was not injured.
There were no injuries when an Escambia County EMS unit was involved in a separate accident (seen upper left of the photo at bottom) while responding to the first crash.
I-10 eastbound was closed for several hours by the crash, with traffic diverted in Alabama to Highway 90 in Florida.
Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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15 Responses to “Man, 70, Killed; One Other Adult And Five Children Injured In I-10 Crash”
Maybe the driver of the Suburban dozed at the wheel. Happens fairly often. That and people plowing thru homes, sidewalks and businesses because they drove an automatic with one foot on the gas and one on the brake. No need to EVER do that. You NEVER want to push the gas and the brake at the same time so DON’T drive with both feet on a pedal unless one of them is on the clutch pedal.
@Master Mechanic
Across the pond??? Here is an excerpt from a Chevy site,
“ Chevy Suburbans for the United States market are produced at the Arlington Assembly in Arlington, Texas.
The last Suburbans produced outside the U.S were the 10th-generation models. They were jointly built at the Arlington Assembly in Texas and Silao Assembly in Mexico.
Since then, the Arlington Assembly, Texas, has been solely responsible for producing and assembling Suburbans for the U.S and international markets.”
Don’t think Texas or even Mexico qualifies as across the pond.
@William Reynolds thank you. I kept seeing different reports. I appreciate you having accurate info. I’m glad the number wasn’t as high as I first saw elsewhere. Thanks again.
@ Ensley boy
You’re right but @ what cost? Plus, the roads are crammed full of Semi’s so how big would the barrier need to be ? And millions of miles of Interstates ?
Perhaps a barrier down the center of the grass median would prevent a vehicle from crossing into the opposing lane.
Several reasons can cause a vehicle to veer left.
Standing water on left shoulder in the passing lane can surely do it.
The passing lane is the worst option as the median and opposite traffic
are put at unexpected risk. Rain exacerbates drivability issues and excess
speed adds another set of problems. Slowing down and driving in the travel
lane ( outside lane) is a very good and considerate choice for you and other
other drivers and passengers!
Lord Have Mercy. We pray for all involved and send forth the Word of Healing to all involved. Thank you to everyone that helped those people.
Prayers for all,Suburban driver might have had a Medical condition.
Noticed an engine laying in median,,, the last wreck ( in Molino) also had an engine torn from vehicle,laying 50 feet from accident site.
What’s up with the across the pond assembly line ????Bailing wire for motor mounts ???
Lord I pray that everyone in all the cars and children be ok sending my prayers Lord
Praying for all, please drive safe at all times
“I may have missed it but has anyone seen how many people total were actually in the Suburban from Texas?”
All persons involved in the wreck are listed in the story.
Tragic. Prayers for all the families involved.
I may have missed it but has anyone seen how many people total were actually in the Suburban from Texas? I see a driver and 3 children were injured but curious if others were in the vehicle that were uninjured
I Watched the wreck at 97 and 29 a week and a half ago or so INVOLVING A SEMI and was one of the first to check on everyone I can’t imagine it again the sound and watching it unfold in slow motion was horrific its something ill never forget prayers for everyone involved and and family
Prayers for all involved.