WALTON COUNTY - Three people from Fort Rucker, Ala., were injured when the Toyota Corolla they were riding in struck a parked pickup truck along U.S. 331 just after noon on Sunday. One of the three later died of his injuries.
The car, driven by 23-year-old Junkai Lim, was traveling northbound when it went onto the east shoulder for an unknown reason, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. Lim applied the brakes and traveled for about 46 feet before striking the rear of the parked 1991 Chevrolet heavy-duty pickup, which was owned by Brett K. Furr of Freeport.
Furr was not in the car at the time.
The force of the impact caused Furr's pickup to roll forward about 27 feet. Lim's car traveled about four feet past the point of impact.
Lim, who was wearing a seatbelt, had minor injuries and was taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.
One of his passengers, 22-year-old Reeve Ingkiriwang, was seriously injured and was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast. The other, 21-year-old Zhi Hao Chee, was critically injured and taken to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. Chee later died from injuries sustained in the wreck. Chee was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the report.
All three men were in the Singapore military. They were training at Fort Rucker, Ala., according to Lt. Ken Salter with the Florida Highway Patrol.
Charges are pending.
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