A third deputy will constantly patrol the area south of the bridge, between the Garcon Point Bridge and nearby Interstate 10. We are targeting people passing on the bridge, Johnson said. That is basically what we are going to start doing.
The SRSO s new bridge-traffic detail will be funded with the full support of the Florida Department of Transportation and FDOT District Three Secretary Phillip Gainer, according to the sheriff.
Traffic on Garcon Point has skyrocketed due to Pensacola Bay Bridge closure
Traffic on the Garcon Point Bridge has increased five-fold since the closure of the Pensacola Bay Bridge in September after Skanska barges broke loose during Hurricane Sally and caused significant damage, closing down the primary route between Pensacola and neighboring Gulf Breeze.
March 11, 2021
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office will start arresting drivers for passing vehicles on the Garcon Point Bridge.
Sheriff Bob Johnson made the announcement Thursday morning in the wake of two fatalities and many more crashes on the bridge. He said two deputies will patrol the bridge and a third deputy will patrol the area south of the bridge 24 hours a day in an effort funded by the Florida Department of Transportation.
“One of those almost killed one of my deputies,” Johnson said. “That was one of the fatal crashes where the guy was passing in a no passing zone which by the way the entire bridge is a no passing zone he almost hit my deputy head-on, missed him barely and then hit another car and he ended up dying.”
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Woman accused of kidnapping her children from Tangipahoa Parish arrested
Tangipahoa sheriff providing update on missing boys at 4 p.m. Share Updated: 3:41 PM CST Mar 9, 2021 WDSU Digital Team
Tangipahoa sheriff providing update on missing boys at 4 p.m. Share Updated: 3:41 PM CST Mar 9, 2021
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Show Transcript OUT TO BE A RELATIVE? JENNIFER: YES. THEIR BIOLOGICAL MOTHER, ACCORDING TO POLICE. THE FBI AND SANTA ROSA COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE CURRENTLY SEARCHING A WOODED AREA NEAR MILTON, FLORIDA FOR 38-YEAR-OLD SHAWTELL HECK, THE MOTHER ACCUSED OF TAKING OFF FROM THEIR FATHER’S HOME AT ABOUT 4:00 YESTERDAY. THAT IS THE TIME THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAID THEY STARTED WORKING THE CASE. THEY WERE LOOKING FOR THE 8-YEAR-OLD AND 4-YEAR-OLD BROTHERS LEFT IN THEIR FATHER’S CAR AT THEIR HOME IN PONCHATOULA WHEN THE DAD LEFT TO GET A TOOL FROM THEIR SHED. WHEN HE GOT BACK, THE BOYS, AND THE CAR, WERE GONE TANGIPOHOA SHERIFF