PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A man driving a stolen car sparked a fiery crash on a major roadway in Philadelphia that left a Florida truck driver dead, Pennsylvania state police said.
The crash occurred around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday as Abdul Johnson-Selby, 19, of Philadelphia, was driving in the eastbound lanes of the Schuylkill Expressway. When he missed his exit, he tried to back up but lost control, state police said.
A tractor-trailer then hit the car, and the truck slammed into the concrete barrier on the right side of the roadway. The truck then burst into flames as the trailer toppled off the highway, spilling its cargo of fresh produce.
Meanwhile, the car spun into the far left lane, injuring Johnson-Selby and his two juvenile female passengers, state police said.
The truck driver, a 54-year-old Jacksonville, Florida man, was pronounced dead at the scene. Johnson-Selby and his passengers were later found at a hospital where they had sought treatment for their undisclosed injuries.
Johnson-Selby will face charges of homicide by motor vehicle, reckless endangerment and other counts, authorities said, and it wasn’t known Thursday if he has retained an attorney.
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