3 dead, 5 injured in 3-vehicle collision on I-10

Author: Associated Press
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A man and two of his children died in a crash on Interstate 10 while visiting Florida from Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The Florida Highway Patrol says a pickup truck traveling east on I-10 near Tallahassee hydroplaned on a wet road, crossed the median and crashed into the family’s SUV.

Officials say 39-year-old Benjamin Bartlett, 10-year-old Charles and 9-year-old Bailey died. Bartlett’s wife, 39-year-old Erin Bartlett, suffered minor injuries, and 7-year-old daughter Kaia was taken to the hospital in serious condition.

Troopers say 20-year-old Mickey Milam of Sterling, Oklahoma, wasn’t able to regain control of his vehicle and crossed into the westbound lanes, striking the family’s SUV and a Volkswagen sedan.

Milam and his two passengers, Tyler Jackson and Bailey White, suffered minor injuries. No one in the Volkswagen was injured.

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