ESCAMBIA COUNTY TRAFFIC FATALITIES

The Florida Highway Patrol said two people were killed in a traffic crash early Saturday morning on East Kingsfield Road. Troopers said 24-year old Hunter Black was westbound on Kingsfield Road near Kings Lake Drive when his car crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a car driven by 22-year old Antoinette McCoy of Pensacola. She was airlifted by Life Flight helicopter to Baptist Hospital and her passenger -15-year old Sean Banks, also of Pensacola – was taken to Baptist Hospital by Escambia County EMS. Both were later pronounced dead. Black was charged with two counts of DUI manslaughter and released from the Escambia County Jail on a $25,000 bond.

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