Justice · Pensacola fatal crashPensacola fatal crash: Three NAS Pensacola sailors killed in barrier collisionAired October 25, 2026 at 7:10 AM UTCWritten October 25, 2026 at 7:13 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07Three sailors died after their car struck a barrier and caught fire.0:11All three were stationed at Naval Air Station Pensacola.0:14Their deaths reached two Navy training commands, and grief support is available for0:18fellow sailors and their families.0:20Police are investigating why the vehicle hit the barrier, with its speed and0:24direction still unresolved.0:25The car hit a barrier at Cervantes Street and M Street in Pensacola, Florida.0:30The collision happened early Saturday, October 24th.0:33This was a city street crash, and one vehicle was involved.0:37The crash was initially placed at around 1.30 in the morning.0:40Police said the car was engulfed in flames when officers arrived.0:43Firefighters put out the blaze and first responders found the three sailors inside0:47the vehicle.0:47Police received the crash call at approximately 1.35 a.m.0:51That was the call time.0:52Shortly after two, police issued a release confirming three deaths.0:56Cervantes remained closed in both directions as of 2.30 that morning.1:00The initial closure extended from Pace Boulevard to L Street, while officers1:04responded and investigated.1:06The barrier impact was at M Street within that stretch.1:09A dependable reopening time hasn't been confirmed.1:12The Navy's Naval Education and Training Command confirmed that all three victims1:16were stationed at NAS Pensacola.1:19Their assignments placed the loss within two schools on the installation, where1:22fellow sailors are now mourning their shipmates.1:24Two sailors were assigned to the Naval Air Technical Training Center, one in pay1:29grade E1 and one E2.1:31The third was an E-2 assigned to the Naval Aviation School's Command.1:35Both schools are on board NAS Pensacola.1:37Officials initially withheld the sailors' names while relatives were being notified.1:41People who said they knew them described friends and barracks companions who made1:45others laugh.1:46Community members offered condolences to their families and fellow service members.1:50The vehicle's direction remains disputed, with eastbound and westbound both1:54described.1:55The accounts agree that the car struck the barrier at M Street and caught fire.1:59Police haven't announced a final finding resolving which way it was traveling.2:02Police initially believed the car was traveling at high speed.2:05They haven't announced a measured speed or determined why it struck the barrier.2:09Investigators still have to resolve those questions.2:12The confirmed sequence is a barrier collision followed by a fire.2:15Commander David Gardner, a public affairs official with Naval Education and Training2:20Command, said the Navy mourns the loss of its shipmates.2:23He extended condolences to the sailors' families, friends, and fellow sailors.2:27Grief counseling and support are available through local Navy chaplains.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗
