NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
October 3, 2008
Contact: Michele Nicholson
Public Information Officer
(850) 651-7420
CRASH AT HWY 98 & MARY
ESTHER BOULEVARD IMPACTS TRAFFIC
Investigators
are on the scene at Highway 98 and Mary Esther Boulevard in Mary Esther, where a
tractor trailer truck crashed into a concrete wall in the area and spilled a
large amount of diesel fuel. One person has been seriously injured and was taken
by medical helicopter to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.
Both lanes of
Highway 98 are closed between Mary Esther Boulevard and Doolittle Avenue. Mary
Esther Boulevard is also closed from Hollywood Boulevard south to 98. East and
westbound motorists who typically use Highway 98 are being diverted to Hollywood
Boulevard.