Speeding May Have Been A Factor In Deadly Crash

Florida Pensacola Police Pensacola Police say excessive speed may have been the cause of a crash that killed a 17-year-old boy.

by Jamie Burch

Published: Tue, September 08, 2009 - 2:29 pm CST Last Updated: Tue, September 08, 2009 - 3:24 pm CST

PENSACOLA, Florida - Pensacola Police say excessive speed may have been the cause of a crash that killed a 17-year-old boy.

Tyler McCoy was killed early Monday morning when the Mustang he was riding in crashed into another car on 17th Street near the CSX trestle.

Police say the driver, 20-year-old James Hatfield, went under the trestle around 4:45 a.m., lost control and slid sideways into oncoming traffic. The Mustang was hit in the rear passenger side by a Hyundai.

McCoy was taken to Baptist Hospital where he died a short time later.

The driver of the Hyundai, Vivian Knuth, was taken to Sacred Heart with multiple injuries. The other two passengers in the mustang, 17-year-old Samuel Sheltema and 16-year-old Dakota Smith, were also taken to Sacred Heart. Smith is in critical condition. Sheltema is listed in stable condition.

Hatfield was taken to Baptist Hospital with multiple injuries.

Charges have not been filed against Hatfield.

This was the second traffic death in Pensacola of 2009.

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Surf Says:

Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 10:13 pm

Great job LE…..another senseless death, and yet no charges….sounds like you’ve been taking notes from the Alabama LE…thought you were better than that over there on FL….

KxVicious Says:

Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 3:40 pm

You took the words out of my mouth!

sheltiedad Says:

Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 3:19 pm

There were 4 people in the Mustang. 2 17 year olds, 1 16 year old and the 20 year old driver. This accident took place at 4:45 AM. Excessive speed is believed to be the cause.

Why were these teens out cruising in the pre-dawn hours? Any parents in the picture?

One dead, 3 in hospital. One from the 2nd car also in the hospital.

And like the driver in Mobile who hit a girl while passing a stopped school bus…no charges.

“Charges have not been filed against Hatfield”