Latest Headlines
- Bratt Woman Accused Of Elderly Exploitation, Grand Theft, Credit Card Fraud
- Cottage Hill Woman Charged With Passing Fake $100 Bill At Local Store
- Trial Set For Former Ernest Ward Middle Bookkeeper Charged With Grand Theft
- Art Of The Wild: Animal Tales Program At The Library (With Gallery)
- Tate Grad Named To Mississippi State Ag And Life Sciences Hall Of Fame
- Report: Cantonment Man Says His GPS Caused Him To Wreck; FHP Charged Him With DUI
- Escambia School District Commits $45,000 to Support 10 New Military Veteran Teachers
- Tax Collector’s MILO Records 38 Transactions (And A Chicken Plate) In Walnut Hill On Thursday
- Bramwell Homers In Back-And-Forth Wahoos Loss To Trash Pandas
- ‘Rest Easy My Prince’ – Animal Sanctuary’s Missing Exotic Cat Found Dead
Two Injured In Crash That Shutdown Highway 29 Wednesday Afternoon
May 15, 2025
Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Highway 29 near Quintette Road.
The crash happened around 5:15 p.m. and involved a SUV and a sedan.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the 16-year-old male driver of a SUV failed to yield at the stop sign at the end of Quintette Road. He entered the path of the sedan, which was driven by a 33-year-old Flomaton man.
One of the injured was airlifted to a Pensacola hospital by medical helicopter.
The crash shutdown Highway 29 both northbound and southbound.
FHP cited the teen for failing to yield at the stop sign.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Comments
15 Responses to “Two Injured In Crash That Shutdown Highway 29 Wednesday Afternoon”
I do not feel like a traffic light would be good there. They have already had so many accidents at the Molino crossroads, and at the atmore hwy crossroads, many people have died there. Quintet is on a curve, and going 65 o twy 29 that’s not a good idea. Maybe speed bumps on Quintete rd at both ends of the roadbetween hwy 29 and 95a .
And these kids think they know everything and they need to slow down and pay attention. I have 3 fixing to start driving and I talk to them all the time. About driving and when they think they know-it-all that’s what gets them killed, or hurt very badly and I don’t wanna see that happened to nobody. All people especially new drivers need to take there time , DONT GET IN A HURRY AND Attention. But I know many people have died. At molino crossroads and atmore highway crossroads since they put lights up and it’s sad and it’s wide open. You can see what’s coming and still bad wreaks
Inexperience was likely the issue but that’s just my opinion. But whatever the driver did wrong to cause the accident will be forever ingrained into him and he has gained wisdom for life.
I pray that all recover quickly.
A stop light will not fix the problem. I think we all know, not paying attention is the real culprit.
Many said a stop light at 29 and 97 would fix problems.
It didn’t.
Why can’t they put speed bumps several yards from the stop sign on Quintette Road?
My prayers go out to both parties and their families. I know how hard it is to go through a horrific accident in the family like this. Prayers for a full recovery.
I feel like this intersection needs a stoplight. Yes, the stoplight may slow traffic down a bit, but it would allow for safe crossing for those trying to get onto and off of Quintette, especially during rush hour traffic. A traffic light would make it safer. Take Palafox and old chemstrand for example : when it was a two way stop, there were constantly accidents happening at that intersection – ever since they added the stop light accident numbers have gotten way less there.
Personally I’d rather sit in a little extra traffic from a stoplight than keep risking accidents due to crappy intersections.
Bad intersection unfortunately feel like a light would be good there. Husband was hit there when a car was turning off 29 on to Quintette avoiding a pothole.
There is a hill and a curve at this point and the speed limit is 65 making it very dangerous.. there is not enough traffic from quintet to warrant a traffic light ..the solution is close off quintet road, no access to 29 at that point, there are several other roads to access 29 from the old highway..
I believe there is no extension of Quintete Rd. there. So, you either turn right or cross the North bound lane to turn South. If he stopped, then inattention was the big factor.
Young drivers have not learned to look both ways twice before entering an intersection.
Everyone has a blind spot and the first look can get you killed! Impatience is the root of most accidents in modern times! Slow down and look twice could keep drivers (and passengers plus innocent folks) alive!
Neighbor, you are correct on needing a stop light to slow traffic down so that cars can safely cross. This article states that the 16-year-old male driver of a SUV failed to stop at the stop sign. He did stop at the stop sign he just was unable to make it safely across.
Put speed bumps all up and down Hwy 29 lol, that would slow them down.
Training drivers and enforcement. Drill into students to make a full stop and look. Police also need to keep their eyes peeled as well. Traffic lights aren’t the solution. They are what’s put in place to bandaid a situation.
The Stop sign would have work, if he would have stopped at it. Two lane road going into a 4 lane highway and the kid thought he had right of way…..lol. He didn’t see it because he wasn’t paying attention, on his phone…maybe. we all know a light is coming, but people will run it to.
BAD INTERSECTION!
guess we need another traffic light.
or change the age on drivers to 21.
Where are all those commenters that quips about ussenior drivers. Age does not follow accidents. JUST TOO MUCH OF LACK OF ATTENTION TO DRIVING
Who’s going to say it first? Traffic lights! Once again, I’ll argue that stop lights placed at each of the main roads entering or crossing Hwy 29 (with new neighborhoods more all the time) would cause traffic to slow down. It would give cars crossing a chance to get across safely. It doesn’t even seem like it’d be an argument. I know it wouldn’t be if it was you child or mother or father or spouse in the car that got hit. Come on. Traffic lights would certainly help.