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Sheriff’s Traffic Unit Conducts Highway 97 Enforcement Detail
September 8, 2025
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit conducted an enforcement detail on Highway 97 last Friday morning in Walnut Hill, near the location of a five-vehicle crash in August that injured multiple people last month.
The unit set up at a Dollar General store on Highway 97 at South Highway 99, and in nearly two hours, they wrote two tickets—both to drivers on South Highway 99. One driver was traveling 64 mph in the 45 mph zone, and one was traveling 71 mph. There were no speeders clocked or ticketed on Highway 97.
Many drivers on Highway 97 were actually traveling below the 55 mph speed limit, and some were nearing 60 mph.
The ECSO said drivers can anticipate additional and ongoing speed enforcement on Highway 97 from Molino to the Alabama state line.
RELATED STORY: Eight People Injured In Five-Vehicle Crash On Highway 97 In Walnut Hill
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18 Responses to “Sheriff’s Traffic Unit Conducts Highway 97 Enforcement Detail”
Good for them,too many lives lost on that road because of careless drivers
Is the traffic unit the only deputies that can write tickets for speeding?
Please keep them up there!!!! We need help with this craziness!!
They need to be there before and After for ppl going and coming from work that is when they fly bc they can’t get up on time to leave early. Had a silver Chevy truck pass me and two others around double yellow lines that about got hit head on.
Yeah put a couple unmarked cars out there traveling each Direction then you’ll see how people driving. Morning or afternoon.
Too much light flashing going on for this setup.
For some of the finest high speed driving that Escambia County has to offer. Just come to Sunshine Hill Rd. especially when school is in . Game on !
Try Fairfield, south of 98 to gulf beach highway.will definitely get more than 2
Definitely need them down by Molino Park School in the morning and when school lets out. Also, going North towards Atmore on a Sunday evening come sit down about 4 miles from school and catch them passing on double lines at the bottom of the hills or the motorcycles that come by going over 80 miles plus. Just saying you giving them heads up of course you will only get one or two tickets in two hours. You’re more than welcome to sit in our yard I promise you will get more than two tickets. Just saying
Wrong time of the day. It gets really bad 4pm-6pm after people get off work and are speeding home.
Wish they would do this on Hwy 99 between Molino Road and Crabtree Church Road. It’s like a race track all day long. There are trucks, cars, log trucks, school buses, and garbage trucks. The speed limit is 55, but these vehicles are going 65, 70, and up to 80 mph.
We’ve almost gotten hit because vehicles were passing another vehicle when we were getting our mail.
There is one particular truck that speeds every morning and evening.
It’s just right there it’s all of hwy 97 from the Tom Thumb to the piggly wiggly. I have had numerous head on collisions between hwy 164 and the pig especially on the double yellow lines and in the blind curves. I think if y’all spaced out and called ahead to next set of patrols that hey we just had one stop them this is the make and model of vehicle would help also. Just my opinion. And also different times of the day so no one knows when y’all will be out. I also think you should be ticketed for tailgating or as the law states following way to close. I mean everyone who drives should know that you’re supposed to follow so many car lengths behind someone and the faster you go the more car lengths to allow but again just my opinion. I’m just glad to see they may finally get some of these idiots and give them a hefty fine period no slack given period.
I’m glad people are seeing our awesome ECSO. Maybe they will ease residents fear by slowing down the lead footed morons who break the law and put everyone traveling OR living in the area in jeopardy. THAT is what our Deputies do. God bless and watch over them. SLOW DOWN PEOPLE. Leave earlier. The drive is beautiful when you notice it.
Great place to set up would be at Hwy 97 and Tungoil road —that’s where a lot of the craziness happens in that long straightaway—So glad I don’t have to travel Hwy 97 everyday—rarely do I see someone pulled over by law enforcement—usually only see LEO at the scene of an accident—not knocking law enforcement because it a thankless job—my nephew recently moved to Japan and during a conversation last week he stated “ you know people over here in Japan just act right”—Go Figure.
I live on Highway 97 and I traveled every morning between 730 and 8 o’clock. From Nokomis Drive all the way to Highway 29. I am passed almost every morning by a car passing six and seven cars in a line. In the afternoon, coming home turning on 29 coming back toward Walnut Hill. It’s many more of them. You’re not traveling at the right time of day or not staying out there long enough. I watched a Walmart truck past five cars On 97 in the Walnut Hill McDavid area.. on my way home I might see one of you. I am usually on my way home and on the road around 4 o’clock on 97. I haven’t seen any of you..
I drive down that road at least 3 times a week and have driver’s fly around me like I’m sitting still.
Although there was an accident there, it is not the worst spot. The area between there and pilgrim hills in molino is where patrol needs to be. The curves and hills is where people get in a hurry and pass.
Kevin Vickey is right. Don’t put everybody in the same spot. Word spreads quick. Unmarked cars driving up and down 97 at the speed limit will show you what’s really going on.
I’m sure they know this, but might should not do the Wolfpack in one spot. Within 10 minutes every driver on 97 knows they are there. Just patrol 97 and use moving radar. Be safe guys!