S. Fla. carjacker slams semi, killing 2

S. Fla. carjacker slams semi, killing 212/7/07

Two people are dead after a carjacking in Florida City that has closed the Overseas Highway into the Florida Keys.

Among those killed was the carjacker, who died along with his victim after crashing into an 18-wheel truck.

Police said a couple was pumping gas at the Shell gas station on Southwest 344th Street and U.S. 1 when the armed carjacker jumped into the car with the female passenger still inside.

With officers reportedly giving chase, the assailant sped south on U.S. 1, swerving all over the road, and ultimately lost control at a construction site at about 12:30 a.m. today. He hit the soft shoulder, then veered back to the left and crashed into a semi-trailer hauling food, destroying the car and the truck in a fiery conflagration.

The two vehicles essentially became one, burst into flames, and traveled roughly 1,000 feet back north, tossing debris along the way.

The truck driver, who was able to jump from the burning rig, was treated at the scene, mile marker 114, before being taken to a hospital.

The stolen car was charred beyond recognition.

The highway, one of just two routes into the Keys, was expected to remain closed until about 7 a.m. Motorists heading to Key Largo were being routed onto Card Sound Road.
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http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071207/BREAKINGNEWS/71207005/1086

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