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Authorities have arrested a hit and run driver in a deadly golf cart accident near the state line Tuesday afternoon.Garrett Williamson, 25, is charged with reckless murder and leaving the scene of an accident with injury of death.About 4:30 Tuesday afternoon, Flomaton Police said Williamson hit the golf cart on Old Fannie Road in Flomaton, about a half mile north of the Alabama/Florida  line.Myrtle Ann Rolin was flown by LifeGuard helicopter to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola where she later passed away. James Ray Foster was airlifted by LifeFlight to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola where he was listed in stable condition at last report. Rolin and Foster are both residents of Old Flomaton Road in Century.The vehicle that fled the scene was described by witnesses as being a blue or silver-like color car, possibly a Chevrolet Impala. The vehicle was last seen about two miles away, being driven extremely erratically as it turned from Highway 31 onto Oil Well Road, according to Flomaton Police Chief Bryan Davis.Flomaton Police are being assisted in their investigation by the Alabama State Trooper Traffic Homicide Division.  The Flomaton Fire Department and Escambia County (FL) EMS also responded to the crash.Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.Written by William · Filed Under News  -- ... (NorthEscambia.com)

The driver of the vehicle was eastbound on West State Line Road at Highland Avenue when he lost control, struck utility pole and overturned into a ditch. The vehicle came to rest upright in front of the Flomaton Funeral Home, on the Alabama side of the roadway.The adult male driver was pronounced deceased at the scene. There were no other occupants in the vehicle.Further details, including the driver’s name, have not yet been released.The Flomaton Fire Department, Escambia County (FL) EMS and the Flomaton Police Department responded to the crash.Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.Written by William · Filed Under News  -- ... (NorthEscambia.com)