Pensacola Christian College student killed while doing yardwork

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. ( WALA ) - A Pensacola Christian College student was performing yardwork at a house on Airport Boulevard in Escambia County w...

March 22, 2023
3:20 AM

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. ( WALA ) - A Pensacola Christian College student was performing yardwork at a house on Airport Boulevard in Escambia County when a truck drifted off the road and killed him, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Authorities said the incident occurred at 3:40 p.m. today and the 19-year-old student was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Officials said it happened just east of U.S. Highway 29 on Airport and it was a pickup truck that drifted off the road onto the pedestrian sidewalk where the student was.

Robert Ristaneo