Odessa Man Dies in Fiery Dale Mabry Crash
The man’s Ford Explorer burst into flames after it struck another vehicle early this morning, Feb. 24.
A 20-year-old Odessa man is dead following an early morning crash today, Feb. 24, on Dale Mabry Highway at Bearss Avenue. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the accident occurred around 5:30 a.m. when a Ford Explorer driven by Michael Gregory Backus of Odessa was traveling northbound on North Dale Mabry Highway and ran a red light. Backus’ Explorer crossed into the path of another vehicle that was trying to make a left-hand turn onto Bearss Avenue under a green traffic signal. The front left portion of Backus’ Explorer struck the front right portion of the 2003 Ford Expedition driven by Edward Scanlon, 49, of Tampa, a highway patrol media release said. Backus’ vehicle rotated clockwise, overturned and then struck a pedestrian cross …
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11:09 pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Get your facts staight. Michael did not die from calling his girlfriend and looking at his phone. Michael died because his blood alcohol level was .30 (almost 4 times legal limit) and he was driving 93 mph. and had THC in his system. The other parties in this accident have not fully recovered. They are still not back at work and one recently had to have more surgery. more ›