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Distracted driver jumps opening drawbridge

A distracted driver has been caught on camera crashing through a boom gate and jumping over a rising drawbridge in the United States.

Dramatic surveillance vision shows James Montano driving at high speed along the Flagler Bridge in Florida and up onto an opening ramp.


His four-wheel-drive then jumps over the top of the bridge and crashes onto the other side.

Police believe the 29-year-old was distracted by his GPS at the time.

"Basically it was a distracted driver incident," officer Philip Salm told WPTV News.

"The implications of what could have happened, had he hit at a different time or he hit the ramp and went over the side, you're talking about a potentially fatal accident."

Montano and his passenger were treated for minor injuries after the incident.

He was later charged with reckless driving.

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