Three lives were tragically cut short in a matter of seconds after a driver made a reckless U-turn on a Florida highway.
The chilling dashcam video captured the driver looking unfazed as the incoming minivan ploughed into the tractor-trailer.
“Appalled at how unbothered he was when it happened,” one commented online.
Three people lost their lives after a driver made a reckless U-turn on a Florida highway
Image credits: St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office
The highway horror unfolded on Tuesday, August 12, when the 2024 International tractor-trailer made a rogue U-turn on the Florida Turnpike near Fort Pierce.
The man behind the wheel was identified as Harjinder Singh, an undocumented migrant who is now charged with homicide.
Image credits: St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office
Harjinder was traveling north on the highway when he attempted to cross the median through an “official use only” pass at around 3 p.m.
The turnaround path had a no U-turn sign, and only emergency vehicles are meant to use the path.
The man behind the tractor-trailer was identified as Harjinder Singh
Image credits: WPTV News – FL Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast / YouTube
Footage showed the tractor-trailer blocking the northbound lanes when a 2015 Chrysler Town & Country minivan slammed into the massive vehicle.
Harjinder watched as the black minivan barreled in and got wedged under the left side of the semi-truck.
Image credits: americantruckrr / Instagram
Two of the three people inside the minivan lost their lives at the scene.
The minivan’s driver, a 30-year-old Florida City man, was pulled out of the wreckage alive and rushed to a nearby hospital. However, he succumbed to his injuries the same evening.
