A motorcycle carrying two people hit a curve on the Barrancas Avenue Bridge Wednesday night. The driver lost control around 8 p.m. The bike crashed hard.
Angela Nieto rode as the passenger. She worked as a detective for the Pensacola Police Department. She was off duty at the time. She died at the scene.
The man driving was a friend of hers. He went to a local hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. His name stays private for now.
Pensacola police teamed up with the Florida Highway Patrol on the investigation. No one has said exactly why the bike went down in that curve.
The crash shut down the bridge that connects Barrancas Avenue and Pace Boulevard. It crosses Bayou Chico in Escambia County. The city of Pensacola sits in Florida’s Panhandle near Alabama.
Authorities still dig into the details. The precise cause remains unknown. The driver remains unidentified in public reports.
Local crews responded fast. The bridge saw heavy activity that night. Questions about the crash linger with no fresh answers yet.
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