Gulf Breeze motorcyclist dies in collision

Rescuers Mike Yeager (left) and Lt. Lou Jones of Midway Fire District work to extricate Jerry Miller, 80, of Pensacola from a GMC van after it was involved in a two-vehicle crash Monday night on westbound U.S. Highway 98 and Sanibel Lane just east of Gulf Breeze. The van was hit by a truck driven by Adam Gary, 17, of Gulf Breeze. Both drivers were hurt and taken to local hospitals. Charges were pending Tuesday. Steve Clark/Special to Gulf Breeze News A two-vehicle collision in Navarre on Monday claimed the life of a Gulf Breeze man.

Richard Lacquement, 64, died after his Honda motorcycle was hit by a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Anne Hamby, 18, of Navarre. The crash occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. on State Road 87 at the East Bay Boulevard intersection.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Lacquement was traveling south on State Road 87 when northbound Hamby turned into the path of the approaching motorcycle. Witnesses said both drivers had green lights at the time of the collision.

Lacquement wore a helmet during the crash but died at the scene.

All charges were pending, according to the FHP report.

 Approximately an hour later, a Pensacola man was critically injured and a Gulf Breeze teenager sustained serious injuries Monday evening in a violent two-vehicle crash at U.S. Highway 98 and Sanibel Lane just east of Gulf Breeze.

Jerry Miller, 80, of Pensacola was exiting Sanibel Lane southbound in a 2000 GMC van when he failed to yield to westbound driver Adam Gary, 17, of Gulf Breeze. Gary’s 1999 Chevrolet truck slammed into the driver’s side of Miller’s van, and the impact sent the van across the eastbound lanes of U.S. 98 before it came to rest on the shoulder.

Miller was extricated from the vehicle by responders from Midway Fire District and transported to a local hospital via Life Flight. Gary was transported to a hospital via ambulance.

Charges were pending as the FHP continued its investigation Tuesday. Both sides of U.S. 98 were closed for more than an hour as the wreckage was cleared.