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Woman Charged With DUI Manslaughter For Fiery 2025 Fatal Highway 29 Collision
May 29, 2026
A woman has been arrested for a 2025 crash that took the life of a Cantonment man and seriously injured two Flomaton residents.
Kelcey Alexis Eyl, 29, surrendered Friday on outstanding Florida Highway Patrol warrants for DUI manslaughter and two counts of DUI with serious bodily injury.
The two-vehicle crash occurred shortly after 8 p.m. on October 11, 2025, on Highway 29 south of the paper mill, near Woodbury Circle, and involved a Chevrolet Equinox SUV and a passenger car.
According to FHP, a car driven by Eyl was traveling southbound on Highway 29 at a high rate of speed when the vehicle crossed over the median and into the path of a northbound SUV. She was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in critical condition. Her passenger, a 30-year-old Cantonment man, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver of a Chevrolet Equinox SUV, a 72-year-old Flomaton man, was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in serious condition. His passenger, a 70-year-old Flomaton woman, was also transported to Sacred Heart in serious condition.
The rear portion of Eyl’s car was ripped away in the collision, and the front and passenger compartment crossed all lanes of Highway 29 before bursting into flames.
The crash completely shut down Highway 29 for several hours.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “Woman Charged With DUI Manslaughter For Fiery 2025 Fatal Highway 29 Collision”
Looking at the car, how fast was she going? To do that much damage to her car and the SUV. I know one person was killed and this really makes me so sad for the family of that person. If this is her second DUI, the justice system really needs to get more harsh with people like this. Maybe twenty years, or more when it involves serious injuries or death. That smirk on her face, makes me want to bitch slap her. She thinks this is fun and games? She really needs a wake up call.
I still remember that accident.I go by that site almost every day and I feel sorry for the victims parents.I hope she will get prison time,that might wiped that smirk off her face
Clearly, she didn’t learn anything from her first arrest for DUI and leaving the scene of a crash. Given that she’s now facing similar circumstances again, the court should impose a much harsher sentence. In my view, a 20-year state prison term would send a strong message about the seriousness of her actions and the consequences of repeatedly endangering others.
She sure looks pretty happy for such a serious crime and loss of life j/s prayers for the victims and their families.
So so sad