One is dead and two are injured after a two-vehicle wreck on Interstate 10 on Monday, Nov. 16 at 8:20 p.m. in Madison. According to the Florida Highway Patrol report, Loren Young, 22, of Gainesville, Fl. was traveling westbound in the left travel lane of I-10 in a 2010 Nissan Cube. Mary Conklin, 25, of Naples, Fl. was stopped in her 2011 Nissan SUV facing northwest in the left travel lane of I-10 due to the U-Haul trailer she was towing being disabled in the median. Her passenger, James Conklin, 69, of Metaire, La. exited the vehicle in an attempt to unhitch the U-Haul. According to the FHP report, young looked away from the roadside and the front of her vehicle collided with the right side of Conklin’s vehicle. Young’s vehicle then traveled into the median and came to final rest facing southwest. The U-Haul trailer broke free upon impact. The U-Haul trailer’s undercarriage collided with James Conklin’s legs and head and then came to a final rest in the median on its left side. Conklin’s vehicle overturned from the impact and came to final rest in the right travel lane on its right side facing north. James Conklin was transported to Madison County Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Mary Conklin received minor injuries and was transported to Madison County Memorial Hospital. Loren Young received serious injuries and was transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Charges are pending further investigation.
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1. Photo Submitted By Pat Lightcap. This 2011 Nissan SUV was struck by another vehicle on Monday, Nov. 16. The U-Haul trailer the SUV was hauling became detached and fell on James Conklin, who later died from his injuries.
2. Photo Submitted By Pat Lightcap. This 2010 Nissan Cube struck an SUV that was on the side of I-10. The force of the collision made the U-Haul behind the SUV detach and the U-Haul fell on James Conklin, the passenger of the SUV. He was later pronounced deceased.