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Vero Beach man remains hospitalized after smashing into train

Written by: January 16 2010
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FORT PIERCE — A Vero Beach man Saturday remains in Lawnwood Regional Medical Center after his truck smashed into a train parked near Avenue M and U.S. 1.Joseph Benjamin Smith, 57, was headed south on U.S. 1 late Friday morning when his pick-up truck careened into the northbound lanes, hit a curb and continued on into the stationary train.He was taken to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in critical, but stable condition. Police continue to investigate the cause of the accident.

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