Florida Man Dies in Wreck on I-10 in Alabama

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

June 8, 2026

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. Saturday, June 6, 2026, has claimed the life of a Florida man.

Robert D. Cates, 39, of Freeport, Fla., was fatally injured when the 2012 Nissan Titan he was driving left the roadway, struck several trees and overturned.

Emergency responders, including area fire departments, EMS and police responded to the scene but Cates succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
He was not wearing a seat belt according to ALEA.

The crash occurred on Interstate 10 near the 64-mile marker, approximately 11 miles east of the Robertsdale city limits, in Baldwin County.

Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.

Copyright 2026 Blue RAM Media. All rights reserved.