ECSO ‘Clean Sweeps’ 9½ Mile Road Area
July 26, 2016
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has released the results of an Operation Clean Sweep last week in the 9½ Mile Road area.
Monday, the Sheriff’s Office said they attempted to serve five warrants, three arrests were made, 10 traffic citations were issued, the addresses of seven sex offenders were verified and Escambia County Code Enforcement issued 20 citations.
The next Operation Clean Sweep will be held in the Montclair Neighborhood on August 18.
Pictured: An Operation Clean Sweep conduction by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office in 9½ Mile Road area. the Courtesy images for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Overturned 18 Wheeler Injures One; Shuts Down Highway 29 For Seven Hours
July 26, 2016
The driver of an 18-wheeler was airlifted to the hospital after a single vehicle accident on Highway 29 just south of Bluff Springs Road just before noon Monday.
The overturned truck kept Highway 29 northbound closed until about 7 p.m. The truck was loaded with ceramic tile.
The driver, a 51-year old female, was transported by LifeFlight helicopter to a Pensacola hospital.
Further details have not yet been released by the Florida Highway Patrol as they continue their investigation.
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Barry Discusses Issues At District 5 Town Hall Meeting
July 26, 2016
Escambia County District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry held a town hall meeting Monday evening at the Langley Bell 4-H Center in Cantonment. Barry discussed growth, traffic, drainage and more with citizens. Pictured above: Barry’s addresses residents during hall meeting Monday evening in Cantonment. Pictured inset: Barry discusses issues with local residents. Pictured below: Citizens discuss issues with Public Works Director Wes Moreno and Administrator Jack Brown. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate Aggie Jake Henry Commits To Appalachian State
July 26, 2016
Tate High School Aggie wide receiver Jake Henry has committed to play for Appalachian State of the Sunbelt Conference. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Multiple Injuries In Highway 90 Bridge Crash
July 25, 2016
Multiple people were injured in a three-vehicle accident Monday afternoon on the Highway 90 at the Alabama/Florida state line.
At least two of the injured were transported to area hospitals, including a 58-year old man as a trauma alert.
Further details are not yet available as the Florida Highway Patrol investigates. The Beulah Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Seminole (AL) Volunteer Fire Department also responded.
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Truck Overturned In Creek A Bit Of A Mystery
July 25, 2016
A bit of a mystery surrounds a traffic accident Sunday morning in which a pickup truck was found overturned in a creek outside Molino.
About 7:30 a.m., a caller reporting finding the Ford F150 upside down, the cab partially submerged, in a branch of McDavid Creek. The driver of the truck was northbound on Highway 99 north of Crabtree Church Road when they failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle left the roadway and traveled through heavy brush along the right of way for over 200 feet. The truck then traveled about 20 feet into a wooded area before overturning into the creek.
The truck’s engine was cold — it was impossible to determine how many hours, or days, the truck had been in the creek.
Firefighters discovered that all of the doors were locked on the king cab truck, and all of the windows were intact, except for a back passenger window that lodged against the creek bank. In order to enter the truck, firefighters had to break the driver’s window to unlock the truck. Before they could open the door, they were forced to cut away tree limbs.
They were unable to located anyone inside the submerged truck cab. A complete search of the creek and the surrounding wooded area also failed to find a victim. Hours later, when a heavy duty wrecker was used to winch the truck out of the wooded area, no victim was found under the truck.
When the truck was removed from the woods, it was discovered that the vehicle gearshift was in park, and the keys were gone.
So how did a truck in park with doors locked end up in the creek? And how did the driver escape from a vehicle where trees and creek bank presented the doors from opening?
The Florida Highway Patrol was able to find the truck’s owner from the tag and registration. The owners denied driving the truck and said it was being driven by a relative. At last report the relative had not yet claimed to be driving or offered an explanation for the crash.
One law enforcement officer theorized that after initially leaving the roadway, the truck had stopped at the top of the embankment leading down to the creek, likely supported by brush and small trees. The driver would have then exited the truck, taking the keys and locking the doors. Then, some time later, the brush and trees collapsed, sending the truck into the creek.
The accident remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. The Molino and Cantonment stations of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the crash.
Pictured top: A firefighter wades through a branch of McDavid Creek to check the inside of a submerged pickup cab for a possible victim. Pictured inset and below: The truck landed upside down in a creek. Pictured next to bottom: A view of the truck after brush and small trees were removed by firefighters. Pictured bottom: The truck was not visible from the roadway. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Century Man Charged With Fleeing Traffic Stop
July 25, 2016
A Century man tried to run from deputies on a traffic stop, but he could not hide from an arrest warrant.
An Escambia County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop in the area of Pond and Jefferson streets in Century after clocking a vehicle speeding at 39 mph in a 25 mph zone. The driver, Travis Lavar Scott, provided his driver’s license to the deputy and began to search for his registration. When the deputy later asked if he had found the registration, Scott put the vehicle in gear and sped away, according to an arrest report.
The deputy attempted to intercept Scott at his nearby home on Gilford Avenue, a short distance from the traffic stop, but he exited the vehicle and fled on foot. A warrant was issued for his arrest.
Scott was charged with felony fleeing and eluding an law enforcement officer with lights and siren active. He was also issued a speeding ticket. He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $5,000 bond.
FWC Offering Hunter Safety Internet Completion Class In Molino
July 25, 2016
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering a free hunter safety internet-completion course this month in Molino.
The course will be held July 27 from 6-10 p.m. and July 30 from 7-10 a.m. at the Molino Community Center at 6450 Highway 95A in Molino.
Students who have taken the online course and wish to complete the classroom portion must bring the online-completion report with them.
All firearms, ammunition and materials are provided free of charge. Students should bring a pen or pencil and paper. An adult must accompany children younger than 16 at all times.
Anyone born on or after June 1, 1975, must pass an approved hunter safety course and have a hunting license to hunt alone (unsupervised). The FWC course satisfies hunter-safety training requirements for all other states and Canadian provinces.
Those interested in attending a course can register online and obtain information about future hunter safety classes at MyFWC.com/HunterSafety or by calling the FWC’s regional office in Panama City at (850) 265-3676.
One Injured In Highway 97 Rollover Crash
July 25, 2016
One person was injured in a single vehicle rollover on Highway 97 north of Dogwood Park Sunday afternoon.
The driver of a Dodge Charger lost control while northbound on Highway 97 near Hendricks Lane and left the roadway. The vehicle came to rest upside down in a driveway.
The driver, the only occupant of the vehicle, was transported with minor injuries to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola by Atmore Ambulance.
The accident remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. The Molino Station of Escambia Fire Rescue also responded to the crash.
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Shuckers Shutout Blue Wahoos
July 25, 2016
Despite managing only two hits Sunday, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos still had a chance to tie or win the game in the ninth inning, trailing the Biloxi Shuckers by one run.
However, after Pensacola catcher Chad Wallach hit a leadoff double to start the ninth, Biloxi closer Stephen Kohlscheen set the next three batters down in order for his 12th save to nail down the Shuckers, 1-0, victory.
It was the least Kohlscheen could do after Brandon Woodruff gave the sellout Blue Wahoos crowd of 5,038 a gutty performance. He missed his last start because his brother, Blake, died in an ATV accident Friday, July 15.
Woodruff improved to 5-6 with a 3.65 ERA by allowing one hit and striking out nine in six innings. He started the game by striking out the side and had a perfect game until Pensacola right fielder Sebastian Elizalde got a hit to lead off the fifth inning.
Pensacola starter Barrett Astin set down 15 of the 16 batters he faced in five innings of work. The only hit he gave up was a two-out solo shot belted by — who else? — Woodruff on a “cutter that didn’t cut.” It was Woodruff’s first professional home run.
“I’ve known Woody for six or seven years now,” said Astin, who has now gone14.2 innings without giving up a walk. “The Milwaukee Brewers couldn’t ask more out of him. He was probably high on adrenalin. That was good to see.”
In his sixth spot starts this season, Astin is 2-2 with a 3.96 ERA.
Pensacola manager Pat Kelly was well aware that Woodruff was pitching just after his brother died. His brother’s last tweet was about Brandon’s season-high 10 strikeout game July 13 that earned him the Southern League’s Pitcher of the Week honor.
“That’s an amazing thing for me that he was pitching with a heavy heart,” Kelly said. “It was a really incredible feat.”
Woodruff has now given up four hits in 13 innings to Pensacola and struck out 19. Biloxi manager Mike Guerrero said Woodruff was begging to pitch the seventh but was replaced with Shuckers reliever Steve Peterson.
During both of Pensacola’s losses in this five-game series to Biloxi, the Blue Wahoos earned only two hits each game and combined for 28 strikeouts.
“He has got great stuff — a 97-mile-per-hour fastball, a really good slider and a changeup,” Kelly said. “I want to know what he’s doing in this league.”
Pensacola, though, won its second straight series at home in the second half and have now won nine of 10 this season. It is 15-15 in the second half and 56-44 overall.
The Blue Wahoos ended up winning 11 of 15 home games against the Shuckers this season.