Surveillance video captures fatal crash involving Publix truck in Miami Gardens

A car crash Monday morning resulted in a vehicle getting wedged under a Publix 18-wheeler in Miami Gardens. One person has died.
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[@rachelsill79]

My mother always says, "If you drive like hell, you'll get there."

[@pooperscooper8791]

My mother always said if you drive a 18 wheeler and California roll at a stop sign across traffic at night you better make sure you’re not pulling out infront of a truck with headlights on or else you’ll go to prison for man slaughter and lose your CDL for life

[@Jeremy_the_unfallible_n-a]

They werent going that fast though lol

[@randyscrafts8575]

That had to be a gruesome recovery.

[@burrob78]

Discovery

[@Themanyo954]

The gray truck is just completely not paying attention? He doesn’t even attempt to brake.

[@claudemcwhorter]

The TV even said the same thing.

[@backbrothers1]

Probably old and couldn’t see it. Damn that’s a hell of a way to go.

[@305dadecountyy]

exactly.. any alert driver honestly could’ve avoided this, once you see a tractor trailer pull out like that usually you should have enough stopping distance to stop in time but this car was straight speeding and wasn’t looking fr

[@DogManDan]

@@305dadecountyy Truck drivers fault regardless of the pickup speeding down the road. That truck driver never completely stopped but rolled through. Youcould see the lights coming down the road from that camera. Unfortunately the pickup loosing his life for FAFO but the family will make bank suing Publix.

[@derrynelson4637]

And he also Ran a Red Light.

[@kennewman3497]

Yep you drive like lightening you crash like thunder

[@sunvegeta]

🤣🤣🤣

[@brandonm5394]

​@@sunvegeta 😂😂 yoooo

[@AmberForeman-zp3sz]

🤣😭

[@305dadecountyy]

@@kennewman3497 ain’t no way💀💀

[@Jumbo-k4t]

@@sunvegeta Someone has died and you're using laugh faces are you retarded

[@paulconlan180]

Pickup truck was obviously speeding and people don’t realize how hard it is to judge your distance and speed esp at night

[@AZVIDS]

And most likely drunk…🤫🤔

[@onceuponatimeonearth]

If you put this intersection on google maps you can pinpoint the distance the pickup traveled and the time for said distance by comparing scenery. The pickup drove about 75 meters in 4 seconds corresponding to about 40 miles an hour. The road has 40 MPH signage. The pickup was not speeding. However if you look at the intersection on street view you can see the semi ran a stop sign and failed to yield to the pickup. The semi driver was 100% at fault and only he was at fault and caused this death.

[@scvtpacn]

Whenever someone turns in front of you, even at a safe distance, you should always apply the brakes a little bit so that you’re not making it look like they’re doing it directly.

[@twistedpixel756]

its a 40 there, he's averaging ~39 mph from first sight to collision.

[@twistedpixel756]

@@onceuponatimeonearth whoops, beat me to it, but i guess this confirms the math.

[@pg8393]

I'll bet pick up driver was distracted, didn't even try breaking, people need to pay attention to the road when driving. I see it everyday and its ridiculous.

[@claudemcwhorter]

Thank you.

[@Niever]

Also not speed. That's something to go under there that far with a pickup truck.

[@sheldonsmith3680]

Trucker should of just waited until they was clear to proceed

[@PanameraTurboSEHybrid]

He did break. Because he didn't brake.

[@thingserik7269]

Attention to detail but not spelling

[@Rhaman68]

The semi driver sees approaching vehicle lights. Has no clue as to distance nor speed. Knowing the length of the trailer, the slow speed needed to make the turn, the semi driver should have waited until no vehicles were approaching from both directions.

[@richardmorris6365]

If you're speeding it's you're fault period.

[@ffjsb]

@@richardmorris6365 WRONG. He rolled the stop sign.

[@joho0]

@@richardmorris6365 That's not how liability works at all. The semi is partially at fault because he clearly violated the truck's right-of-way. The semi didn't even come to a complete stop.

[@neckarsulme]

@@richardmorris6365 lol, no it isn't...the semi driver failed to make sure he had enough time to safely turn ......

[@nicknovak83]

@@richardmorris6365 the semi driver clearly never stopped fully and will be found at fault.

[@6time686]

Intoxicated. No reaction.

[@divinecomedian2]

Or on phone

[@jameswood32068]

I am a professional truck operator, and I will tell you that it doesn't matter one bit of how fast the pick-up truck was going over any posted speed limit, you DO NOT pull out in front of headlights when you are long and heavy. Damn shame of this happening.

[@plantenthusiast34]

that is an all way stop, look at the stop sign in the foreground on the main road in the video. Driver shouldn’t be blamed for that, he didn’t just pull out into a busy road where they aren’t expected to slow down or stop

[@TyroneLions]

Publix truck driver seen the first car, so he really wasn't hitting the gas because it's a Stop sign ahead. Once noticed that car was turning in, he sees Clear to the Left now as he's looking right for he knows his left is clear he hits the gas! While F-150 coming from his left at an abnormal rate of speed and not scanning ahead. So sad.

[@cicelystewart4724]

I hear u.... He was supposed to look left again after he looked right... Look left, right, then left again and then proceed. That's what is taught.

[@ronbennett8026]

@@cicelystewart4724 You musta got an A+ on the drivers test. Always look left a second time when turning left, if not, you're dead ( or will be sooner or later).

[@martyjoseph9507]

​@@cicelystewart4724oh he looked left again, you can see where he stomped on the throttle after being committed

[@tcyres]

Stop sign means STOP. Completely.

[@SethZhao-oj8fm]

@@tcyres Regardless if he stopped or not, the pickup would have still hit him when he pulled out because of speeding. The pickup was driving reckless and paid the price.

[@NorthernWisconsinandStuff]

Right of way don't bring back the dead.

[@RealSiViX]

Publix truck had a stop sign but never came to a complete stop, the other truck did not have a stop sign. He may have been speeding but he also had the right of way and the Publix driver has an obligation (especially as a commercial driver) to stop at the stop sign.

[@josephrobinson5452]

Yeah I drove a tractor trailer before too and I can tell that the pick up truck loses his claim of Right Away if he is breeching to speed limit. In this case they are both wrong and I'm not sure that truck suppose to make a left turn there based on the layout of the road.

[@gdiup9241]

Pays to look ahead

[@kasmanien]

You can't yield to a vehicle that wasn't there when you started your turn.The speed that pickup was travelling ,it was probably not even in sight when the trucker started his turn.

[@RealSiViX]

@@kasmanien - You can still yield to the stop sign you're required to stop at instead of just rolling through it.

[@leonardjusiak7415]

If he? Wasn't speeding? The truck would have never been in his way. Don't protect idiot drivers.

[@hcnplaiaarl934]

Many times these truck drivers are at fault, they cut you off as if it were no big deal and then people like them who are going too fast, disaster is guaranteed.

[@staceycatron4185]

It’s a distribution center. Lots of trucks. Why is there no traffic signal??????

[@EnjoySackLunch]

@Highonlife_93wrong

[@EnjoySackLunch]

@Highonlife_93 aw it’s the white knight. Hope he sees this

[@briandraper7630]

@Highonlife_93there’s no light. Look at the video. It’s a wide view too. No light

[@MrNrjam1]

As a truck driver, this is the truck drivers fault. Pickup truck had the right of way. Semi truck failed to yield to the right of way and rolled through the stop sign

[@ronbennett8026]

You got an A+ on the test.

[@2019_NBA_CHAMPS]

Stop believing in ROW, that will cost you your life. It’s not worth it. The pick up going way too fast with the mindset “I have the ROW” and sadly paid the price. I don’t trust red light, green light, stop signs, entrances etc, rules are made to be broken. I drive not trying to get hit and avoiding collisions. My life is more important than technology and rules put in place that some people could care less about.

[@127_quel]

L comment. I’m a truck driver and this is in no way the truck drivers fault

[@SuperAloeFresh]

@@127_quelit was the truckers fault. Clearly didn’t bother looking for oncoming traffic because the pickup was right there.

[@meatpopsicle1567]

Speed kills, and this time it got the pickup truck driver.

[@emmel4fun]

Imagine being the driver of the car right behind the truck and seeing everything a from a few feet away.

[@agriperma]

Guy in the small truck never even braked, obviously not looking at the road. this could easily have been avoided, I know because this happens to me at least 2-3 times a day.

[@AlanSmithee5150]

I totally agree (Avoided)... If someone didn't think he was on the set of the new fast and the furious movie... Speed kills 😩

[@claudemcwhorter]

@@AlanSmithee5150 Sad , but true.

[@Jumbo-k4t]

@@AlanSmithee5150 Cartoon faces are not appropriate when people have died you need to grow up

[@troypollonais9143]

So 2 - 3 times a day you're in a fatal car crash? Are you normally the publix truck, or are you normally the pickup

[@Guttaball]

The semi driver clearly wasn't looking either... I drove a truck and trailer for 22 years. Semi driver is 100% responsible.

[@bearcat0551]

Speed limit on 183rd is 40 mph. The semi driver misjudged the speed of the pickup truck and pulled out. The pickup was estimated to be traveling 55 mph and never made an attempt to brake.

[@Bryan-Hensley]

Of course, with the big truck slow rolling, he was expecting it to stop at any moment. It could happen to you. Pay attention to all the vehicles slow rolling towards a stop sign when you are approaching.

[@jaytom440]

Publix semi trucks at fault clearly didn’t make a full stop which is 3 seconds without the vehicle in motion

[@OzSafe1]

Regardless of speed, lack of attention or any other blame we want to place on the pickup truck, it looks like the 18 wheeler drove out of a yield or stop sign into the path of the pickup. If so the driver of the 18 wheeler has a case to answer.

[@dugproductions2556]

Prayers for their families and their salvation.

[@jeffwarren392]

Was that a three way stop? There is a stop sign right infront of the camera. If it is a three way stop the pickup truck driver blew through the stop sign.

[@miamiwax5504]

the stop sign in fron of the camera is for the parking lot. it's a 3 lane road, pickup had no stop sign

[@Dani-ICU-RN]

Hope his family doesn't have to watch that

[@nikitakucherov5028]

Both drivers contributed to this tragedy but the gray truck was definitely speeding and certainly was not paying attention at all

[@onceuponatimeonearth]

If you put this intersection on google maps you can pinpoint the distance the pickup traveled and the time for said distance by comparing scenery. The pickup drove about 75 meters in 4 seconds corresponding to about 40 miles an hour. The road has 40 MPH signage. The pickup was not speeding. However if you look at the intersection on street view you can see the semi ran a stop sign and failed to yield to the pickup. The semi driver was 100% at fault and only he was at fault and caused this death.

[@yaboybert_2077]

The semi killed the pick up driver. The one not paying attention Is the semi

[@Bryan-Hensley]

Well did you happen to think most people would have thought the truck was going to stop, since it was a slow roll, it would be impossible to tell. If the big truck had been sitting still then pulled out, it would have been obvious. By the time the truck was in the road, the pickup had less than a second to react. I almost t boned someone in about the same situation, I was expecting them to stop any moment and by the time I realized they weren't stopping, I was within a few feet of hitting them but was able to swerve in time.

[@660ryamaha]

@@Bryan-Hensleyit takes a semi fully loaded to go as it is to stop

[@guddaboy305]

Are you telling me Publix don't have a camera in their trucks? My company trucks have cameras, and if you don't come to a complete stop at a stop sign, it will send a notification to the bosses.

[@CombatIneffective]

The Publix driver came to a complete stop. Doesn't matter anyway since he had to stop and the pickup truck had the right of way. The Publix driver unfortunately is at fault here regardless of whether he stopped fully or not.

[@guddaboy305]

@CombatIneffective that was not a complete stop. Watch the video again. That's what you call a rolling stop. Look it up. I'm a truck driver myself.

[@CombatIneffective]

@@guddaboy305 You are correct on the rolling stop. But it doesn't matter. The truck driver is still going to be at fault for this regardless of the actions of the pickup driver. Immediate effect however will probably be a traffic light being installed at that intersection.

[@guddaboy305]

@CombatIneffective 👍🏾

[@ronbennett8026]

IMO, this is the Publix truck drivers fault. This is where the Publix distibution whse is located. Hundreds of Publix trucks turn left onto MG Drive every day here. There is no visible obstructions when looking west (left) on M.G. Drive while turning west (left) at NW Miami Court. Regardless of whether the guy in the pick-up was speeding, the Publix driver pulled out when the PU driver had the ROW. This wreck will cost Publix $$$. It will be settled out of court. Publix driver should've immediately been tested for drugs and/or alcohol too.

[@TruckingStories]

Both are up all of the truck didn’t make a complete stop, but the pick up truck wasn’t even looking. It looks like he was on his phone.

[@milehigherik]

Agreed. It looked like an iPhone 15 pro phone to be exact.

[@Bryan-Hensley]

Why would you think that? The big truck was slow rolling, most people would think the truck was going to stop. If he had been sitting still then pulled out, it would have been obvious. By the time the pickup realized he wasn't stopping, he didn't have a second to respond.

[@drakeo3805]

The pick up didn't have a stop sign he was coming from a light that was a block away

[@RR-bh8vd]

@@drakeo3805 246 NE 183rd St, Miami, FL 33179 check it on google street view there are street lights there. It's a three way intersection

[@KayoMichiels]

Why are there no barriers under the trailer? Here in Europe they are manadatory to prevent bicyclists from getting underneath the wheels... this would also reduce the chance that a car could get underneath the trailer and the top from getting cut off..

[@Angelum_Band]

In Europe they also had the guillotine at one time.

[@EtzyMusic]

Trucks fault at the end of the day

[@KI4HOK]

But which truck??

[@namerican8510]

Semi truck fault for sure. Failure to yield!

[@rtaAsh]

So I see and frame 127 where they are removing the body because it's on the stretcher. Why did they switch out the tractor. For a vehicle that only moves trailers around in the distribution yard. Cuz that's a different tractor that's hooked to the trailer at 1:27 then the tractor that was pulling the trailer through the intersection. The original was a Freightliner. That's not a Freightliner in Pleasanton has one drive axle. The other one had two.

[@kareemchambers6590]

Dam no complete stop

[@ronbennett8026]

Publix has probably already offered a settlement amount.

[@tynao2029]

Oh no the red truck came to a complete stop alright...smashed under the 18 wheeler

[@greencanofbeer]

Yeah, unfortunately that's not gonna play well for the Semi driver.

[@SethZhao-oj8fm]

@@greencanofbeer Most likely the simi driver will be cleared because it's obvious the pickup was going at a very high rate of speed.

[@SethZhao-oj8fm]

@@ronbennett8026 Hopefully not. The pickup was clearly at fault due to speeding.

[@originalthreebeard]

How much speed/force is required to send the engine of a Ford F250 flying thru the air for 30 feet and then rolling end over end for another 30 feet?

[@realtalk200]

0:58 She said it like its his fault. The semi truck didn't stop. Thats a law Suite!

[@Niever]

Learn to use proper words. Suit vs suite. Two completely different things. Also the truck was speeding. What happens if they find out he was going at least fifteen over the limit. That's being generous given how far that pickup was underneath the semi trailer.

[@305dadecountyy]

@@Nieverexactly, tractor trailer drivers don’t pull out when they know they don’t have enough time, he prob saw the truck in the distance but didn’t think he was speeding, pickup truck driver didn’t even tried to brake either which is crazy.. def was enough reaction time & stopping distance in my opinion from the time the Publix truck pulled out into the first lane

[@andiamalemy]

It is the driver fault

[@tammmmmmmmmm]

If the pickup truck did not have a stop sign, though he appears to be speeding, it’s the Publix driver’s fault. It does not look like there was a stop sign based on the car that made the right turn prior to the accident. Not only did he not come to a complete stop at the stop sign, the truck driver misjudged the distance between his/her truck and the pick up truck. It’s unfortunate. Prayers for the families involved.

[@AntJohn-o9w]

That's my thoughts exactly!! I'm a trucker! Myself. The truck driver didn't have the clear to proceed if you watch closer the trucker turned into on coming traffic! That's what I see! I'm not sure what other people are looking at

P=up wasn't going that fast? He had the right of way as well with no stop sign. Semi did not come to a complete stop at stop sign prior to interring intersection. Speeding or not Semi is at fault and will pay large settlement if victim has family

[@Soldier4life-H5]

Everyone in the comment section that says the pick up truck was in the wrong, none of you should have a drivers license. The pick up HAD the right of way (even if he was speeding). That semi HAD a stop sign and should of remained stopped. Semi is 100% at fault foe that death

[@TheFettMan]

Graveyards are full of people that had the right of way

[@Hexnilium]

The speeding makes it much harder to judge if it's safe to cross traffic.

[@jp__878]

My guy had 5 business days to stop or veer out of the way. Semi driver walks because of bro’s horrible reaction capabilities

[@NoReply28]

Please never drive again 🤦‍♂️

[@HugoRH444]

Defensive driving is more important than your right of way. You have to drive at a speed that you have full control of your vehicle and when you're speeding you have to know how long you're going to be able to make a full stop.

[@LD-bv1pm]

Never understood why American reporters have to go to the scene of the event hours later just to stand in front of a camera for 10s.

[@maestrovso]

American viewers learn their "common sense" from watching these news presentations. The talking heads always talking to the camera with the back against traffic, which I will never do.

[@mr.winkie]

Unless the pick up had a stop sign or light, it’s the semis fault for pulling out into traffic, whether the pick up as speeding or not. The semi driver should understand that it takes quite some time for a semi to make a turn from a compete stop, especially loaded.

[@tazzdatdude3796]

Publix truck didn’t completely stop. He saw the pick up truck coming and was trying to beat them. Rip

[@305dadecountyy]

Honestly that pickup was speeding regardless, I feel like the publix driver saw him in the distance and judged the speed he was going wrong, he prob saw him all the way in the distance and thought he had enough time to complete his turn which technically he did but that pickup never even tried braking at all, sad situation

[@PanameraTurboSEHybrid]

​@@305dadecountyyExactly.

[@fartholemechanic9252]

90% of the commuters don't respect big trucks

[@tazzdatdude3796]

@ he was speeding tooo

[@Mike14G]

I guess you were in the Publix truck?? Way to assume.

[@robertmack7947]

The video clearly shows a stop sign for the Publix driver as well as the traffic coming from his right side. Is there a stop sign for the traffic coming from the pickup trucks direction of travel?

[@ilasas]

The pickup truck has the right of way. The stop sign you see is coming from the Telx parking lot. The speed limit is 40mph.

[@ronmyres9425]

All the KZbin attorneys coming out thick!🤣🤣🤣

[@hounddog946]

Right here, I have a BBS KZbin U in Misinformation Studies, MBS Tic Tock U in Speculative Discussions and Doctoral of Jurisprudence from Snap Chat U in Speculative Legal Studies.

[@mopiktm9480]

Just like sports on tv. Everything looks very clear with slow motion reviews. 😂

[@Bryan-Hensley]

So you are saying you have to contact an attorney to know what traffic laws are? Why are you driving? You are supposed to know traffic laws before you get behind a steering wheel. You are a danger to society.

[@Angelum_Band]

It seems the pickup driver's attorneys want money.

[@Angelum_Band]

​@@mopiktm9480Provided you have access to the full video.

[@tedbaxter5234]

I’m sure intoxicants were not involved.

[@13jeanfranco]

honestly i blame the publix truck to me it looks like he knew what he was doing and blew a stop sign. people in miami are just sick everyone really

[@miamiwax5504]

I don't think think pickup was going at a very high speed at all looked maybe 35 - 40mph tops.

[@ronj9933]

Video gives you a false perception of speed. The mere fact that he went that far under the Publix truck with all that debris flying out indicates he was going much faster than 35 - 40.

[@thomaswh31]

​@@ronj9933 A full size pickup going 45-55 mph colliding with a fixed object will do a lot of damage. Semi has to yield the r.o.w. there.

[@firefighter1107]

Pick was speeding to flatten itself under a semi trailer

[@miamiwax5504]

​@@ronj9933 Call me crazy but I think a crash like this at 60mph+ would look a lot worse. I think he hit him at doing around 40 full on without braking. Also the road is wet too. No way I see the pickup "going at a very high rate of speed".. I've seen plenty crash videos with people actually speeding.

[@onceuponatimeonearth]

@@ronj9933 If you put this intersection on google maps you can pinpoint the distance the pickup traveled and the time for said distance by comparing scenery. The pickup drove about 75 meters in 4 seconds corresponding to about 40 miles an hour. The road has 40 MPH signage. The pickup was not speeding. However if you look at the intersection on street view you can see the semi ran a stop sign and failed to yield to the pickup. The semi driver was 100% at fault and only he was at fault and caused this death.

[@gregdolecki8530]

What was left of the driver?

[@AntJohn-o9w]

The truck driver was at fault. He didn't have the right away. You're supposed to wait until it's completely clear to turn. I'm a trucker myself

[@firefighter1107]

Your an idiot driver then

[@TheHolyGhost777]

Plot twist, 2 weeks later, you get into the same accident and realize you were wrong.

[@michaelharrison6547]

@AntJohn-o9w did you not see the truck driver had the green light and the pickup ran a red light

[@RedemptionReady]

Was that a SLOW sign or a STOP mr. Tractor trailer driver?

[@musicworldhallway294]

That Publix truck made a rolling stop while the pick up truck had the right of way. How did he not see those head lights moving that fast towards him??

[@firefighter1107]

Have you ever driven at night??? It is impossible to tell distance, let alone speed or lane position by judging headlights off in the distance. Quite blaming 100% on the semi driver. None of us where there

[@charlesc.6767]

@@firefighter1107 I agree its hard to judge speed at night from lights coming toward you. Small truck ran the stop sign on top of speeding

[@richardstrongismokecigarsa7215]

Nonsense it was at a complete stop, and the dead guys speed is the main factor

[@ront769]

@@firefighter1107 The semi driver did NOT stop. Didn't seem to take a proper glance left. Should not be driving anything bigger than a subcompact car.

[@firefighter1107]

He did a cali stop from looks of the video but it's one view of a crappy video but still doesn't negate bear minimum it's 50/50 fault

[@shawniehoward]

Publix semi definitely didn't stop. He treated the stop sign like a yield sign. I believe had he stopped, it would have given him enough time to see the truck coming from the left. The speed doesn't matter, it's the fact that the Publix truck had a stop sign and pulled into the right of way of the truck.

[@lyricalgem305]

Looks to me, buddy was trying to get past that light and kept the speed when he needed to slow down. Whichever way he lost his precious life. But it wasn't the front of the Publix truck he hit. It was the trailer, so he could have seen the middle of the truck before impact if he wasn't speeding. It's likely the truck driver was looking in the other direction towards the bus depot to make sure he was clear on that side before continuing. Trucks are like trains. It's not easy to stop that's why both have to be respected when going against a normal vehicle. 😢

[@FavorGrace-xr7xt]

This is the best comment! I've been in situation when my "vision" of a truck was compromised due to the back portion. In addition, your view concerning the driver speeding past the light is a reasonable explanation for this tragedy.

[@geraldboldenjr.894]

Prayers for the family

[@SiziSays]

Any big rig turning onto a street is at fault they must yield to oncoming traffic being the pickup truck was ON COMING the big rig was completely at fault. It is not the pick up trucks job to yield . Yes it would’ve been ideal but they had the right of way. Why would u yield when u have the right of way. Why would u slow down if u have the right of way and no one was infront until a big rig decided to turn even though they saw the head lights . Why was the big rig in a rush? Most of those trucks have goods so why rush to damage them

[@martyjoseph9507]

Big truck saw little trunk going fast and said I can do that too

[@bigaldo246]

Is there no impact crash bars on the side of the trailer??

[@northside0nation]

why are they blaming the pickup truck driver?the publix truck driver is at fault he didnt stop .plus those publix drivers cut vehicles all the time that was bound to happen

[@Lilianpalmer-z6k]

Publix also constantly fires and hires drivers. Nothing but rookies that get thrown out into the action with minimal training.

[@jimmycannon8057]

From what I understand, Publix doesn't hire experienced drivers. They promote from within, and employees have to start out in the warehouse 1st. Correct me if I'm wrong. This is only what iv been told, so I don't know if it's true or not.

[@Mike14G]

What a dumb assumption that Publix truck drivers cut people off all the time. I bet cutting others off in traffic is part of their training.

[@WilliamAkins-rw2hv]

Because his speed was estimated at 55. Plus, he made no attempt to stop; may well have been distracted or drunk.

[@TaylorMMontgomery]

there's probably a reason the identity is taking so long to release.........

[@luggage8221]

If the 18 wheeler would’ve stopped the accident could have been avoided. It was the Publix truck is at fault. That’s a lawsuit right there

[@thatairplaneguy]

Was the truck speeding? Looked like it

[@timothybarham6374]

This is the Publix truck drivers fault. The pickup truck had the right of way not the trucker. Go to the intersection of NW Miami CT and N 183rd street and youll see that.

[@DwightStJohn-t7y]

I see darkness and lots of conflicting lights. If that's in a busy "logistics" area there's some real evaluation that needs to be done on traiffc control, the road, and conditons.

[@mariaromanova3218]

More than likely the guy died instantly due to being decapitated.

[@yvesosirus7241]

So sad but that’s what happen when you drive and drive. 9/10 coming from a club. Sorry for the lost

[@claudemcwhorter]

and speed on any roads , especially wet ones . The Ford made no attemp to slow down like they said.

[@Angelum_Band]

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[@Wolfie54545]

I think we all drive and drive

[@ShadeeBartender]

Publix at fault. He wasn't even going fast, Chris probably wasn't paying attention hence why he couldn't stop. But Publix truck wasn't tryna stop for nobody, not even the car prior

[@richards758]

I really don't think this is the truck driver's fault. This is one of those situations where anyone at that stop sign looks left, looks right and again and you perceive that either nothing is coming or what's coming is far. But the pick up driver's speed is soo fast that it covers a lot of ground and or gives a false perception to the truck driver. The pickup truck driver should not have been driving that fast in the night, the rain and through a commercial sector of town. It's a death wish. Please don't blame the truck driver even if he rolled through the stop sign.

[@matthewgaines10]

If you have a stop sign and you pulling out results in an accident, you have some level of culpability. The standard is stop and yield to cross traffic. Don’t pull out until you *know* it’s safe. It isn’t 100% the fault of the truck driver but you don’t pull out unless you know it is safe to do so. Apparently, it wasn’t.

[@richards758]

@matthewgaines10 re-read my comment

[@ffjsb]

@@richards758 He rolled through the stop sign, so he DEFINITELY has fault here. Had he come to a complete stop, he probably could've seen the pickup was approaching at high speed.

[@CZDigger]

P/U had a stop sign?

[@stephenolander963]

The driver in the Publix truck is 100% at fault. One, he did not make a complete stop, two, the driver in the pickup truck has the straight away right away, three, the driver in the pickup truck was by NO MEANS traveling at an excessive speed, and even IF he was going over the speed limit, it is the truck drivers responsibility to judge if he has time or not to make a safe turn into oncoming traffic, and he absolutely did NOT, I wouldn’t even have attempted that turn in my Subaru Legacy, let alone an 18 wheeler, truck driver is 100% at fault and unfortunately was responsible for the death of an innocent life that night…

[@MsStellaBoy]

Perfectly explained.

[@Baebon6259]

sometime you can be right and also be dead. The laws of physics don't care about who is in the right...just who is heavier. In this case, the 18 wheeler.

[@BenjaminPlaysRust]

Uh, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that paying attention to what's in front of you and not crashing into objects is also a responsibility of all drivers. Yes the Publix truck made a mistake, but the gray truck was clearly not paying attention.

[@Angelum_Band]

The full video that is not accesible to the public shows the semi did a full stop when another car crossed that same road. At that point the pickup was not even in sight cause it was a block away travelling 79 mph.

[@originalthreebeard]

The posted speed limit along that section of Miami Garden Dr is 40mph. That pickup truck was visibly exceeding that limit. At the time of the collision, 3:12am, impairment of the pickup truck driver is a possibility. From the cab of the Publix truck (or any other vehicle), it's not always easy to determine the speed of oncoming headlights, especially where excessive speed is involved. You can't always tell when someone is speeding. My condolences to the deceased driver, his family, friends, and loved ones. And empathy to the Publix driver who will have to live with this tragedy.

[@elitepersonality9515]

I hate to say this because I'm a commercial driver myself...but looks like that rig didn't make a complete stop...did a rolling stop...that's probably gonna cost him...And it looks like the pickup driver was speeding...When you have two people not doing exactly what they should be doing accidents happen. Of coarse neither thought it would happen..but that's why you always need to do the correct thing because someone else may not be doing the correct thing. Had the semi driver came to a complete stop and counted to 3 as most of us know to do...he would've still been stopped when the speeding truck came through..and if the pickup was doing the speed limit, he would've had time to avoid the semi most likely. Just unfortunate

[@bobshowup2501]

I'm not sure how the tractor trailer driver didn't see that pick up truck coming, the video shows the pick up trucks headlights were on INCLUDING one of those LED light bars so the tractor trailer driver should have easily seen that pick up coming and waited.

[@sharmarkehosh]

It takes a football field to stop a semi idiot

[@michaelharrison6547]

Any of you notice the trucker had a green light and did what he was supposed to do. Proceed with caution. However the speeding pickup ran the light

[@twan6061]

its no lghts. stop signs

[@michaelharrison6547]

@twan6061 you obviously can't see. There is a stop light there and it's green. That stop sign is for that business next to the road

[@Gnomemansgarage]

makes no difference if the truck did not break , the publix truck pulled in front of him he had his lights on so the publix truck has no excuses to why he did not see him , all these comments negative on the pickup truck are amazing to me , if a cop was heading with lights on and this publix truck pulled out whos fault is it going to be , you can not turn left in front of somebody and think you are in the right ,

[@DeeeWWW25]

Wrong - a simple time/speed analysis will show the same vehicle driving the posted speed limit would have not ended in a collision. A driver crossing an intersection is correct to assume all other vehicles will be in compliance of all traffic laws!

[@silvercabin5130]

IS THIS A 3 WAY STOP? WHY DO I SEE 2 STOP SIGNS. DID THE PICKUP RUN A STOP SIGN?

[@Angelum_Band]

The pickup was going 79 mph.

[@MCtravler]

At 3 AM, the pickup driver was likely drunk, was obviously speeding and not paying attention, but the Publix driver had a stop sign and pulled out from it into the path of the pickup. Likely very lucrative for the drunk’s family.

[@Roc-Righteous]

The idiots on the road today are staggering. They fly up to a red light running at high speeds , knowing they gotta stop because the light already changed to red. It's like they can only see 50 feet in front of them.

[@aftermathsample305]

3am and he didn't even attempt to stop? Man was inebriated for sure

[@gdiup9241]

Speed limit there? Did truck have a stop sign? Looks like excessive sd and running stop sign...at least it was quick

[@profitcs8506]

That semi looks at fault to me.

[@305dadecountyy]

50/50, that pickup truck obviously wasn’t paying attention, never saw the brake lights, and was clearly above the speed limit, Publix driver judged the pickup truck speed wrong and saw him in the distance but also didn’t come to a full stop, he had his blinkers on an was slightly rolling out to get a better view probably which is a lot of us do that cause bushes and trees be blocking the road, sad case

[@profitcs8506]

@305dadecountyy no way the semi could make that left in time, even if the pickup truck was going slower. The pickup truck has the right of way. The semi should have come to complete stop and allow the pickup truck to pass by.

[@305dadecountyy]

@@profitcs8506 if he was speeding that means when the publix driver looked the pickup truck was probably 1 block away an obviously 90% of us would go ahead and complete our turn, till he looked again probably an the driver was right there , if they can prove he was speeding or drunk then he’ll also get the blame

[@ronbennett8026]

@@305dadecountyy If that's how you drive, you'll die that way too. Publix driver definitely at FAULT. Didn't even attemp a full stop before turning left onto a major roadway.

[@profitcs8506]

@305dadecountyy I'm guessing you've never driven an 18 wheeler or anything close to it.

[@stephenoleary4904]

Thoughts and prayers to the man who lost his life😢

[@TheSwapMaster]

Thanks for not blurring it out.

[@deesrt412]

The Publix Driver At Fault 💯 He didn't stop at the Stop sign. FLORIDA LAW. And 2. That Camera on his WINDSHIELD IS GONNA TELL ON HIM

[@jamesmonreo3556]

You SNITCH!! How did you know that there’s a camera on the windshield

[@TRUCKERMAN92]

Most commercial vehicles have dash cams in their trucks now for safety purposes.

[@tynao2029]

If by Publix driver you mean the pickup truck, then yeh

[@deesrt412]

@@jamesmonreo3556 NAL ITS ABOUT BEING A SNITCH! ITS ABOUT HOW IGNORANT YOU ARE!! YOUNG AND DUMB!!!! EVERYBODY KNOW ALL COMMERCIAL COMPANY SEMI TRUCKS HAVE A WINDSHIELD CAMERA!!!! WINDSHIELD

[@deesrt412]

@@TRUCKERMAN92 EXACTLY Thnks for Clearing That to some OF these IGNORANT PEOPLE COMMENTS

[@cdchoux]

It appears that there is a three way stop sign at the intersection. Note the opposite side of the street going from left to right is a stop sign. Yes the 18 wheeler didn't come to a complete stop but the pick-up truck would have run the stop sign if the 18 wheeler hadn't pulled out to turn left.

[@fuentes38]

⚠️NOT FOR WEAK READERS ⚠️ The truck driver failed to make a full stop at the stop sign and, upon noticing the approaching pickup truck, accelerated with the apparent intent of forcing the pickup truck to yield. This reckless decision not to stop as required directly led to the accident, as the truck driver’s actions obstructed the right of way. The failure to stop at the designated stop sign set off a chain of events that ultimately resulted in the collision.

[@tjjohnson136]

Wrong

[@firefighter1107]

Your an idiot

[@tcyres]

@@tjjohnson136No. You’re wrong.

[@rnailer123]

Why are there six cops just standing around, doing nothing with her hands in her pockets?

[@TheKid-kk9qk]

I’ve been driving a truck for 23 years and to me it looks like the public truck never came to a complete stop in the video. We have cameras all in our trucks just like I’m sure they do. It will show that he never came to a complete stop, and I’m sure his company will find him partially to blame for the crash.

[@AmNesia-r5h]

Yea exactly! News immediately blaming the gray truck driver like they're cops covering for each other. You can immediately see the importance of coming to a complete stop and check left, right, left again...

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[@gw2884]

Is that a 3-way stop sign area? I do not see any traffic lights

[@DavidPereira-jp3me]

Publix driver is at fault regardless of the speed of the other driver or the fact he didn’t try to stop .

[@wyzemann]

You’ve lost me. The camera explicitly showed that the Ford driver had not stopped. The Publix trucker had the right of way during his carefully maneuvered SLOW left turn onto an empty intersection. Remember, before the truck proceeded onto the intersection, there was no clear warning of an F-250 projectile.

[@miamiwax5504]

I dont think the driver was even going that fast.

[@acethedriver2895]

@@wyzemann Watch the whole video carefully the truckdriver had a stop sign he is not only required by state law to stop at the stop sign he is required by law to check to make sure it's safe before perceding thru the interection at the stop sign the pick up driver in this video has the right of way.

[@mikeall2699]

@@wyzemann This is not an intersection, the Publix truck driver was exiting a parking lot had to make a complete stop and yield the right-of-way to approaching vehicles on the main road including the pickup truck.

[@wyzemann]

@@mikeall2699 The truck did not exit the warehouse parking lot. The exact location of that particular intersection is between the Publix warehouse and the old Tootsie’s “joint.” I’ve been down NW Miami ct numerous times to purchase from the Flowers bakery at the end of the street🫡.

[@ricksmith1382]

That pickup truck is no match for a semi.

[@Imjustsaying1966]

We don’t need 3 reporters for a story

[@ninjafukwan7]

Did the truck driver have a stop sign? if he did, he made a rolling stop which is illegal, he never actually stopped.

[@Ghost516LI]

If you guys see the video, the truck is at fault you could clearly see the light coming and my understanding is the pick up truck has the right away. He’s going straight. He is not turning and that semi truck had to stop and wait until it was clear for him to turn.

[@Chewbu]

Someone going that fast, you look it's clear, you start the turn and you see him flying at you. Dead .

[@mikeymarriott]

These are usually the toughest at fault accidents for cops but this video will help.

[@leevahal900]

If someone dies in a crash with a big truck its an automatic suspension of your cdl.

[@jasong7228]

Pick up truck was speeding but the publix truck Never came to a complete stop. Publix is going to pay a fortune

[@tianicole2421]

Truck driver did not make a complete stop smh Damn Rest up Chris

[@Patrick-yh5yd]

Lawyer up.

[@Themanyo954]

Truck driver clearly is not at fault!

[@realtalk200]

​@@Themanyo954Lie

[@pastathemechanic7536]

Definitely is​@@Themanyo954

[@rockcea]

@Themanyo954 .. clearly ? 👀... they getting sued and will pay ip

[@wingmannj]

from what i understand publix doesnt hire experienced truck drivers, they start in the distribution centers first then work their way to a driver position. if someone reads this that knows better please reply to this.

[@miamiwax5504]

There is NO excuse for the truck driver to make that turn he easily should be able to see the driver coming. That's ridiculous. Driver wasn't even going that fast u can see him on the video at the top of the screen when the driver starts turning.

[@305dadecountyy]

Any alert driver not texting or distracted would attempted to brake and let’s not forget to mention that was def enough braking distance to stop safely. Any alert driver would began slowing down when seeing a big tractor trailer performing their turn. Publix driver had to see him in the distance but didn’t realize he was speeding sadly

[@festungkurland9804]

yup

[@onceuponatimeonearth]

@@305dadecountyy If you put this intersection on google maps you can pinpoint the distance the pickup traveled and the time for said distance by comparing scenery. The pickup drove about 75 meters in 4 seconds corresponding to about 40 miles an hour. The road has 40 MPH signage. The pickup was not speeding. However if you look at the intersection on street view you can see the semi ran a stop sign and failed to yield to the pickup. The semi driver was 100% at fault and only he was at fault and caused this death.

[@rensetsu]

Most pickup drivers in Miami drive like they own the road. There you go.

[@Handcock1702]

Truck driver did the California roll At the stop sign Publix is going to lose

[@ptbruiser2243]

We call it a NY stop here in Fla

[@Salantro-hk7sg]

Shouldn't there be lights on the side of that trailer? Or is that just a Canadian thing?

[@rockcea]

That semi truck was in the wrong.🤦🏽‍♂️ Publix about to pay up to the family.💰

[@midnighteye2737]

False!

[@miamiwax5504]

Big facts

[@acethedriver2895]

@@midnighteye2737 not false the truckdriver had a stop sign under Florida state law the truck driver is at fault watch the whole video carefully.

[@user-ox8ix6lf4r]

​@@midnighteye2737 how the pickup had the right of way that publix truck did not do a complete stop

[@juanalmos1959]

I said the same thing…it’s the truck drivers fault

[@UseYourTurnSignals]

Just wondering if even making a complete stop would’ve made any difference because the Publix driver decided to go anyway? Doesn’t seem like it.

[@dolphinsfan3245]

Truck driver - "did i hit a speed bump?"

[@volkswagon1966]

Why was the day cab truck removed and a yard truck put under the trailer? The driver was involved in a deadly accident and the truck is part of the evidence.

[@snowhog1208]

Hate to say it, but in this case the semi was definitely in the wrong. Regardless of the pick ups speed, if Publix had completely stopped and looked this wouldn't have happened.

[@snowhog1208]

​@@mischaraine1645granted, speed was a factor. But by law, the semi didn't stop. Complacency caused this. That trucker probably has pulled out of there dozens of times. But, all it takes is once to screw up.

[@lafan2003]

​@@snowhog1208 If the pick up would of stopped this wouldn't of happened either but did he, nope!!!