British family of four killed in Florida car crash after watching launch at Kennedy Center
A BRITISH family of four was killed in a horrific holiday car crash after watching a rocket launch. A rented Mitsubishi saloon car driven by Adam Stephenson, 30, was struck by a Ford pick-up truck as he made a U-turn after the family left the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, police said.
Family of four from Bristol have been killed in a horrific car crash in Florida
Mr Stephenson, from Bristol, his wife Maryanne, 29, and his parents Brian, 66, and Sheralyn, 56, were pronounced dead at the scene in Titusville.
Monday’s crash, described by police as a “violent collision” is being investigated.
Titusville Police Department said the vehicle’s satellite navigation was instructing a U-turn at a junction, probably due to a road blockage on SR 407, the original route from the Space Center, back to a rented property in Davenport, where the family was staying.
Truck driver James Walsh, who was taken to hospital with minor injuries, told police there was “nothing he could do” to avoid the crash, Deputy Chief Todd Hutchinson said.
The crash, described by police as a 'violent collision' is being investigated
Police said the vehicle’s satellite navigation was instructing a U-turn at a junction
The officer said Mr Stephenson’s “unfamiliarity” with the area could have contributed to the smash as he attempted the U-turn.
Police said Mr Stephenson’s brother, who has not yet been named, was also on the family holiday but was not in the car.
It is believed he missed the trip and stayed at the rental property.
Mr Hutchinson said: “The vehicle they collided with was a heavy duty Ford pick-up truck driven by a local man who said that the vehicle pulled right in front of him and there was nothing he could do.”