Comments on: FHP: Woman Runs Red Light, Crashes Into Deputy At Highway 29 And Highway 97

By: Amy F.

Amy F. — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:51:14 +0000

The best response though it got me laughing quite hard at the pure reality of how purely ridiculous the way folks drive in this area having lived on Moline Rd not a mile from 29, this response is so true. When I first read it I busted out laughing being the writer is correct. But then I thought they need to build an urgent care facility right there but it better be tucked up in the woods a good ways back, not on Hwy 29 close to the light and intersection!!!! Someone for sure would end up driving right in to it making it a drive-through Urgent Care

By: cn

cn — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 18:42:03 +0000

Cb what would you suggest for all the other ages that run red lights, speed or get distracted?

By: David

David — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:26:48 +0000

RE: FR. I have never heard of speed bumps before an intersection, but that is an idea. It wouldn’t have to be a very big bump, but enough to grab attention.

By: Bryan B

Bryan B — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 17:23:23 +0000

That intersection is very poorly engineered. It was fine when US-29 was routed along the 4-lane and off the old road many moons ago, but the volume of traffic passing through now is too large for the severe angle at which FL-97 southbound approaches it. I have thought for years that the state needs to purchase right of way to the south of Tom Thumb and realign FL-97 onto that new right of way so that Crabtree meets FL-97 to the north of the new US-29 intersection and FL-97 meets US-29 at a 90 degree angle. That would remove two major conflict points from the chaos. This, of course, will not eliminate accidents. Nothing can do that, but it would make the intersection much safer than it is today.

By: FR

FR — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 17:13:03 +0000

Maybe they should do like in Mexico, put speed bumps before the light. Then they would have to slow down and pay attention. Too many accidents at this one intersection.

By: mnon

mnon — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 11:37:02 +0000

People have little concept of math and statics. There are 2 lights in Molino now, and one intersection is 10x busier than the other. The busier intersection has more accidents. Wow!!! I thank its them thar lights.

By: Joe Stephens

Joe Stephens — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 04:49:31 +0000

As many accidents that happen there it seems to me that it would be a good place for an urgent care or emergency room

By: OOps!

OOps! — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 20:24:11 +0000

Traffic lights help to reduce confusion on when to go or when to stop.
For those who do not pay attention, (or are impaired by drugs, distracted by phones etc) they will eventually crash.
My sympathy to the innocent around them.

By: Cb

Cb — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 20:06:57 +0000

I say for anyone 60 years of age and older they need to go through driving courses again and have eyes checked, if they fail take the license and dont let them have it back

By: Duh

Duh — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 18:28:54 +0000

Someone would drive off the overpass and have a wreck. You can’t out engineer bad driving.