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Sounds like a bad crank shaft or possibly other serious internal part. Likely your engine is ruined, I would get it towed to a shop so they can hook it up to the computer and tell you for certain.

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Q: 1998 Mitsubishi galant wouldn't go into second gear on 3 lane highway so i pulled over it starting smoking and overheating and engine turned off The engine tries to start sounds funny no start?
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