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Lopatnyuk is momentarily distracted by the camera and rear-ends the pickup truck in front of him, sending the canoe tied to the back of the truck through his windshield.
The video shows the "aftermath" of the collision, with Lopatnyuk unhurt but his windshield bearing a fresh canoe-shaped hole.
"Gator Hunting with a GoPro for the first time, the selfie FAILED," Lopatnyuk wrote in the video's description.
He said in a Facebook post the video should serve as a "PSA" showing "why you shouldn't text and drive or try to take a selfie and drive."