Several truck drivers have recently been involved in highway incidents, including a double shooting involving multiple truckers, a trucker who was shot at while driving, and two drivers arrested for attempting to smuggle illegal immigrants across the border.
On Thursday, Dec. 19, two people were shot – one fatally – at a Pilot truck stop in Baldwin, Florida, near I-10. A local news report from News4Jax says the shooter was later shot by police after driving a tractor-trailer a short distance along the interstate.
Police were called to the Pilot on U.S. 301 after the shooting, where they found the two victims. Officers soon found the shooter’s rig on the side of the highway and began to approach the truck, the report states. As officers approached the truck, gunfire came from the cab and missed the officers but hit a patrol car. The officers fired back, injuring the driver, who was transported to a hospital with critical injuries.
Video of shootout on I-10 in Baldwin where sources say 3 people were shot, including suspect. At least 1 person is dead. Warning: dramatic viewer video. We have live coverage on ground and in air on @wjxt4 right now. pic.twitter.com/2cYeOjnjTO
— Vic Micolucci WJXT (@WJXTvic) December 19, 2019
Police near Lexington, Kentucky, continue looking for the driver of a pickup truck said to have shot at a tractor-trailer driver on Interstate 75 on Tuesday, Dec. 17.
