Nightly crashes on Sorrento Rd in Escambia spur petition urging FDOT to add street lights

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — A growing online petition is calling on Escambia County and state leaders to improve safety on Sorrento Road.

After several deaths over the last five years, “Florida Gulf Coast Families for Safe Streets” is urging the Florida Department of Transportation to install street lights along the busy road.

Residents say drivers aren’t crashing during the day, but mostly at night. The speed limit on Sorrento Road is 45 miles per hour…

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