A Florida man stole the car of a good Samaritan who stopped to check on him after he crashed his car – only to die in a crash seconds later.
A 35-year-old woman was driving along State Road 50 in Brooksville — about 70 miles west of Orlando — when she spotted a GMC Sierra that had crashed into a traffic median at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, The News & Observer reported. , citing the Florida Highway Patrol.
After he stopped to investigate the crash, the driver of the Sierra, a 29-year-old man from Dade City, “arrived on foot” and stole his car, a Chevy HHR, leaving him stranded on the dark highway, according to the government. agency.
The Dade City man took off in his Chevy westbound on State Road 50 and lost control just three miles later.
He crossed the center median into oncoming traffic and collided “head-on” with a tractor-trailer, the highway patrol said.
The 29-year-old stole the car of a woman who stopped to help him, leaving him stranded on a dark highway. Google Maps
The man crashed the stolen car just a few miles down the road and died in a head-on collision. Emily Reiki Ollivier / Facebook
He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision and “suffered fatal injuries,” authorities said.
The driver of the tractor trailer, a 45-year-old Plant City man, suffered minor injuries.
The identity of the car thief has not yet been revealed.
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