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Emilee Salley, 17, seriously injured when her car strikes business sign on SR 85 in Okaloosa County, Florida

Modified Date: 
Tue, 08/09/2022 - 1:18pm
Accident Date: 
Monday, April 27, 2015

Teenager Dies in Car Accident

They say Salley was not wearing a seat belt.

Teen injured in overnight crash

She was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.

Teen in Critical Condition After Accident

NewsChannel 7 reported 17 year old Emilee Salley was killed in an accident, but she is actually in critical condition.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 17-year-old Emilee Salley was critically injured Monday after her car veered off the road and struck a business sign on State Road 85 near PJ Adams Parkway. Initial reports said that Salley died, but this was thankfully not the case. 

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Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Road Departure, Property Damage
People Involved: 
Emilee Salley
Roadway: 
State Road 85
County: 
Okaloosa County, FL
Area: 
Mobile, AL-Pensacola, FL

Comments

Submitted by Eric Rowe on Tue, 04/28/2015 - 9:39am
this is false info. Im her step-dad and she is being released from the hospital today. shes far from dead... get your facts straight plz

Submitted by Jane on Tue, 04/28/2015 - 9:59am

Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention, Eric, and we're very happy to hear that Emilee is OK! I've found another source that confirms this and added it to the post. I can't do anything about the original source being incorrect since we don't control the news sources we link to, but I've made a note of it for readers. Please accept our best wishes for a speedy recovery for Emilee!

Jane Lindelof, Accident Data Center staff

Submitted by Eric Rowe on Tue, 04/28/2015 - 10:22am

Thank you so much for updating this article. We've contacted wjhg.com as well.

Submitted by Jennifer Rowe on Tue, 04/28/2015 - 10:25am

Thank you for trying to fix this! Emilee is doing well and should be released in the next day or two. Mom

Submitted by Jane on Tue, 04/28/2015 - 10:38am

That's great to hear! It's wonderful to get good news like this!

Submitted by Ingrid on Wed, 04/29/2015 - 6:55am
Hi Eric and Jennifer, It appears your effort to have WJHG.com correct their story about Emilee has paid off! They have released an updated report, although it states that Emilee is in critical condition. I've added the new release to our site. Regards, Ingrid, Managing Editor, Accident Data Center

Submitted by Sandi on Wed, 04/29/2015 - 12:50pm
My son just spoke to Emilee...  She is doing better and will be able to go home soon.  YAY!  =)

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