Jason Fitzgerald didn't slow up, 5 dead.

[Unamused Cat]

SANFORD -- Dramatic new video was released showing the truck that slammed into a stationary train late Tuesday in Seminole County.

The collision killed five people.

The video was taken from the sheriff's office helicopter.

Investigators said they were not chasing the truck at the time, but had been following it after trying several times in 24 hours to pull the group over.

However, friends of one of the victims told News 13 that the accident should have been prevented.

"It's all senseless on both parts -- on both parts. Half the time it's just a minor something or misdemeanor," said Rose Ellis.

Investigators said the driver -- 22-year-old Jason Fitzgerald -- was going over 70 mph at the time of the impact.

Earlier in the day, the driver had been misidentified by authorities from a drivers license that was found in the wreckage.

Deputies identified the other victims of the crash as:

* William Richardson, 54, of Sanford
* Anthony Ortiz, 50, of Sanford
* Jeffery Daniels, 48, of Longwood
* Mary Reil, 17, of Sanford

Video of crash: http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/6/12/video_shows_crash_of_pickup_into_train.html

[Dakota Valkyrie]

These look like mugshots...
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Fitzgerald, Reil, Ortiz, Daniels, Richardson
More info:
A Sanford police officer stopped the vehicle because it was considered suspicious about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday at 25th Street and U.S. Highway 17-92, Lemma said. The driver stopped, but when the officer walked up to the SUV he sped away and the officer did not follow, Lemma said.

About 10:50 p.m. Tuesday the same officer was back on duty when he saw the vehicle on U.S. 17-92 and again tried to stop it. This time the officer followed while calling for the helicopter.

He followed the vehicle through the Goldsboro area as it narrowly avoided a collision once when turning onto 13th Street. Just before the SUV reached 18th Street, a deputy in the helicopter used the radio to tell the ground units they had the vehicle in view. A supervisor radioed to the officer to back off and when the SUV turned onto 18th Street, the patrol car kept going straight, the video shows. Most of the time the headlights of the SUV were off.

Just before the SUV reached Southwest Road, a deputy parked at Dixie Way tried to throw out tire-deflation devices. The truck tires did not hit the spikes on the stick, Delohoz said.

"I doubt the driver even knew he [the deputy] was there," Lemma said. By that time he was so close to the intersection and to the railroad crossing on the west side of the intersection that is doubtful he could have stopped, Lemma said.

The SUV hit between two cars of the 62-car train, which was stopped while changing crews just north of the crash site. The train crew was not injured.

Drug paraphenalia, including a crack pipe, were found in the vehicle, Eslinger said.http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/seminole/orl-bk-car-slams-into-train-061108,0,6996433.story

Sounds like a truckload of tards.

[Unamused Cat]

Thanks for getting the mugs Dakota. Sure is a motley crew.

[Boondock]

What the heck was a 17 year old girl doing with all those old men? I kind of feel sorry for her, but the others... well they're old enough to know better.