Photo by: WEAR and Escambia County Jail
A 20-year-old Orange Beach man is charged with DUI manslaughter following a fatal wreck in Escambia County early Friday morning.
It happened around 1:30 a.m. Lillian Highway near Halcyon Circle.
WW was booked into Escambia County Jail around 6:50 a.m.
The crash killed a 55-year-old Lillian man.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, W was driving west on Lillian Highway in an SUV, approaching Halcyon Circle. The Lillian man was traveling east on Lillian Highway, approaching Halcyon Circle.
FHP says W “failed to operate within the designated lane of travel and began going the wrong way into oncoming traffic. As a result, a head-on collision occurred.”
The Lillian man was pronounced dead on scene, while W was flown to the hospital before being taken to jail.
The roadway was closed for several hours as crews worked the scene.
No further details were released.
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Source: weartv
