Rick Patrick
rick@greenepublishing.com
According to a preliminary investigation report from the Florida Highway Patrol, a Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputy was seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 (I-10). The report states that on Thursday, June 25, at 7:52 p.m., a sedan (Vehicle One), driven by a 50-year-old St. Augustine, Fla. man, was traveling east on I-10, near mile marker 250. At the same time, a marked MCSO vehicle (Vehicle Two), driven by a 29-year-old MCSO deputy from Madison, was parked on the south shoulder of the roadway, facing east. Another vehicle (Vehicle Three), a sedan driven by a 31-year-old Destin, Fla. man, was also parked on the south shoulder of the roadway, facing east, in front of the MCSO vehicle.
As Vehicle One approached the other two vehicles, it traveled onto the north paved apron of the roadway. The driver of Vehicle One oversteered to the right, causing the vehicle to travel across both eastbound lanes and onto the south shoulder of the roadway, where it struck both Vehicle Two and Vehicle Three. Both the driver of Vehicle Three and the MCSO deputy were outside their respective vehicles at the time of the crash and were both struck.
The MCSO deputy was airlifted to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare with serious, incapacitating injuries. The driver of Vehicle Three was transported to Madison County Memorial Hospital and later released. Neither the driver of Vehicle One nor a passenger in Vehicle Three was injured.
According to information from the deputy’s family, he has several broken bones and will undergo surgery. Otherwise, he is in stable condition and is in good spirits.
As a result of the crash, the outside eastbound lane of I-10 was closed during the investigation, but was later reopened.
As of press time, the incident was still under investigation and further updates will be provided as necessary.
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