Man Dies After Crashing His Pickup Truck Into A Pig On South Florida Road

A man has been reported dead after he allegedly crashed his pickup truck into a pig on a South Florida roadway on Sunday, Sept. 4.

The deceased man, identified as Walter Vandiver, 21, reportedly struck a loose pig that ran onto a road while driving his 2001 Ford F-250 pickup truck along the 16700 block of Indiantown Road near Jupiter, roughly 85 miles north of Miami, at around 11:15 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4, the Sacramento Bee reported.

After crashing into the pig, the man lost control of his vehicle. The car then veered off the road before it slammed into a patch of trees. Vandiver, who suffered grievous injuries in the accident, died at the scene of the crash, WPTV reported.

According to Palm Beach County deputies, Vandiver was wearing a seatbelt and was not believed to be under the influence at the time of the crash. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office didn’t immediately share additional information about the incident.

In a similar but unrelated incident, a South Carolina man reportedly died in a high-speed police chase after the vehicle he was driving hit a tree on Beaver Dam Road in Aiken County on Wednesday, Nov. 3.

David L. Williams Jr., 26, has been reported dead after he lost control of his 2005 Ford Crown Victoria, went off the left side of the road, and collided with a tree while fleeing from law enforcement in a high-speed police chase. The crash occurred at about 6:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, on Beaver Dam Road near Vintage Vale Road in Aiken, Latin Times reported.

Williams' car failed to stop for the posted stop sign on Reynolds Pond Road, made a left onto Columbia Highway, and then “proceeded to weave in and out of traffic in a posted 35 mph school zone at a high rate of speed.” Williams then drove at a speed of more than 100 mph and failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Beaver Dam Road and Wire Road.

An officer who was following the vehicle lost sight of Williams and his Ford Crown Victoria until he came across the vehicle and saw that it had crashed in the wood line near Vintage Vale Road.

Following this, deputies from Aiken County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area and unrestrained Williams. Meanwhile, Center Fire Department and Aiken County Emergency Services extracted him from the wrecked vehicle.

Due to the severity of Williams’ injuries, the Sheriff’s Office requested a medical helicopter and transported him to Augusta University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead from his injuries.