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Visitor Killed Crossing U S 98 in Walton County
John Curtis Goodman 64, of Dawson Georgia, was struck by a 1982 Chevy van driven by Gary Alan Roemer 25, of Wewahitchka Florida, while crossing Highway 98 Sunday evening. The impact sent Goodman about 158 feet. the van stopped 183 feet from the collision. A passenger, Jesse Luke Tauton 72, suffered a heart attack and was taken to Fort Walton Beach General Hospital. Leola Tauton 70 was treated and released. No charges filed. Troopers Bozeman and Hunt investigated. It was Walton County’s sixth traffic fatality of 1983.
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Georgia
South Walton County
Florida Highway Patrol
John Curtis Goodman
Dawson
Gary Alan Roemer
Wewahitchka
Roemer
Goodman
Highway Patrol
Jesse Luke Tauton
Fort Walton Beach General Hospital
Leola Tauton
M.D. Bozeman
J.L. Hunt
Walton County