An eight-car pileup on Interstate 95 in Brevard County killed Winston Willis and his wife, according to family and friends.

A 34-year-old woman made a U-turn in the middle of the interstate, hitting the Holly Hill couple head-on. The Florida Highway Patrol has not yet released a reason for the illegal and dangerous turn.

"Once it was confirmed to me, I actually called my friend who still lives in Daytona, and she and I just kind of had a cry session on the phone because we could not believe it," said Shantel McNeil.

She said she met Willis at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach in 2012.

"He had a hard exterior, but he was a teddy bear that was there for literally everybody in his life," McNeil said. "When you’re going through anything, Winston is the person you can call. It doe

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