Driver Cut In Half After Being Launched From SUV
Witness: 'Worst Thing I've Ever Seen In My Life'
POSTED: Friday, May 19, 2006
UPDATED: 8:53 am EDT May 19,2006
 "It was the worst thing I have ever seen in my life," witness Gary Salvatore said. "They guy flew over the guardrail. He got ejected out of the truck like a missile. All I saw was arms flaring in the air and he just hit the ground. To see that poor guy flying in the air like that, it was a nightmare." |
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. -- A driver of a sport utility vehicle that flipped nearly 12 times on Interstate 4 was cut in half after he was launched into the air and landed in the windshield of a moving SUV, according to Local 6 News.Witnesses said the driver somehow lost control of his SUV on I-4, swerved and then caused a five-car crash in Lake Mary on Thursday night.The driver was thrown high into the air and into oncoming traffic. He crashed through the windshield of a moving vehicle."It was the worst thing I have ever seen in my life," witness Gary Salvatore said. "They guy flew over the guardrail. He got ejected out of the truck like a missile. All I saw was arms flaring in the air and he just hit the ground. To see that poor guy flying in the air like that, it was a nightmare."
"It was unreal," witness Sharon Oegerle said. "It was something you don't expect to see in real life."Police said the victim was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash."Some troopers are saying this is the worst accident they have ever seen," Local 6 reporter Erik von Ancken said.A passenger in the SUV was transported to a local hospital and is expected to survive, Local 6 News reported.The driver was not identified in the report.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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