A Florida man stole the car of a good Samaritan who had stopped to check on him after wrecking his car, but died in the accident moments later.
Around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, a 35-year-old woman was driving along State Route 50 in Brooksville, about 110 miles west of Orlando, when she spotted a GMC Sierra that had crashed into a median. The News & Observer reportedciting the Florida Highway Patrol.
The state said the Sierra's driver, a 29-year-old Dade City man, “arrived on foot,” stole Sierra's vehicle, a Chevrolet HHR, and left her stranded on a dark highway. agency.
The Dade City man started his Chevrolet westbound on State Route 50 and lost control after just three miles.
According to the Highway Patrol, the man crossed the median into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with the tractor-trailer.
He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and “suffered fatal injuries,” authorities said.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, a 45-year-old Plant City resident, sustained minor injuries.
The identity of the carjacker has not been revealed.
