By Jacob Bembry
Greene Publishing, Inc.
   Don'tavious Davon Fead, a 10-year-old, was killed in an automobile accident in Taylor County on Saturday, November 3, at 2:45 p.m.
   According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, Latara Tomeka Tyson, 32, of Madison, was traveling eastbound on Highway 14 in Shady Grove at a high rate of speed. For unknown reasons, her 1999 Ford Explorer veered to the right and entered onto the south grass shoulder.
   Tyson overcorrected and caused the SUV to veer to the left and rotate in a counterclockwise direction. She lost control of the vehicle, which overturned on the roadway and traveled onto the north grass shoulder, overturning several more times.
   The SUV came to a final rest in a ditch on its wheels, pointing in a northwesterly direction.
   As the vehicle overturned, Don'tavious Fead and Henry Jerome Fead III, also 10, were ejected from the vehicle.
   All of the occupants in the SUV were from Madison.
   Don'tavious Fead received fatal injuries and died at the scene.
   Henry Fead III suffered serious injuries.
   Makilah McClan, 2, was seriously injured.
   Tyson was critically injured in the wreck.

Blaze Destroys Home

By Jacob Bembry
Greene Publishing, Inc.
   A fire at 535 SW Bunker destroyed a home, occupied by Dominique Solomon on Sunday, November 4.
   According to a Madison Fire and Rescue report, the department responded to an alarm at 8:31 a.m. and arrived on the scene at 8:34 a.m.
   Fire Chief Alfred Martin said that the fire started when a pot was left unattended on the stove.
   Damage to the property, which belonged to Emma Wynn and was rented by Solomon, was estimated at $15,600.
   No one was injured in the fire.
   The American Red Cross provided aide to the victims.

Deputy, Police Officer Involved In Car Crash

By Jessica Higginbotham
Greene Publishing, Inc. 
   On November 6 at 2:17 a.m., a patrol car, driven by Patrolman Joseph E. Smith, struck a vehicle driven by on-duty Madison County Sheriff’s Deputy Timothy G. Nagy.
   According to the Florida Highway Patrol, who investigated the crash, Smith’s 2007 Crown Victoria patrol unit was traveling north on Harvey Greene Drive, while Nagy’s 2002 Crown Victoria patrol unit was traveling west on the same road. 
   Both vehicles approached a sharp curve on opposite sides of the road.  Smith took the curve too tight and ran over large speed breaks on the east edge of the roadway.  Smith overcorrected and veered left, crossing the center line of the road, sideswiping Nagy’s car.
   Smith was charged with “driving on the wrong side of the roadway.”  No injuries were reported from either Smith or Nagy.  Madison Police Department and Madison County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Florida Highway Patrol on the scene.

Two-Year-Old Killed In Crash

By Jessica Higginbotham
Greene Publishing, Inc.
   According to the Florida Highway Patrol, on November 5 at approximately 8:20 p.m., a 2001 GMC Van driven by Lashawndra R. Hampton, age 24, overturned, killing a two-year-old boy named Deontres Mitchell.
   Hampton was traveling southbound on State Road 14 on a curve.  The vehicle veered to the right and traveled onto the western shoulder of the road.  Hampton overcorrected the steering, causing the vehicle to veer to the left.
   Hampton’s vehicle traveled across both lanes of traffic on SR 14 before entering the western grassy shoulder.  The front of the van collided with three mailboxes, then entered a ditch.
   The van then ran into a metal guide wire, causing it to rotate in a counter-clockwise direction.  The rear of Hampton’s vehicle struck an oak tree and overturned onto its right side.  The van came to a final rest on the east grass shoulder of SR 14 on its right side pointing northwest. 
   Deontres Mitchell suffered fatal injuries and died on the scene.  Hampton, age 24, was taken to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital with critical injuries.  Additional passengers in the vehicle, Gregory Mitchell, Jr., age five, and Keshaun Mitchell, age four, suffered minor injuries and were transported to Madison County Memorial Hospital.  All occupants of the vehicle were from Madison. 
   None of the occupants in the van were restrained with any kind of safety device.  Charges against Lashawndra R. Hampton are currently pending.