Cheltsie Holbrook
cheltsie@greenepublishing.com
In the afternoon hours of Wednesday, April 19, at around 4:11 p.m., a call came through the dispatch center regarding a wreck in Madison, on State Road 6, east of Cattail Drive. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, a red SUV, driven by 16-year-old Madison resident Ethan McGilvray, was traveling westbound on State Road 6. A white SUV, driven by 79-year-old Madison resident Eloise Driggers Tinnell, was traveling eastbound on State Road 6. McGilvray crossed over the center line and collided head on with Tinnell. McGilvray was transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital with serious injuries while Tinnell was pronounced deceased at the scene.
FHP was assisted on the scene by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Madison County Fire Rescue and the Florida Department of Transportation.
Charges from this crash are still pending.