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Deputies ID woman who struck head on curb

Update: A woman hospitalized after striking her head on a concrete curb Monday was identified as Tina Hobgood, a sheriff's report shows. A deputy went to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute in Fort Pierce about 5 p.m. Wednesday to identify the woman, who deputies suspect overdosed on an unknown narcotic. Deputies identified the woman as Hobgood, 35, Vero Beach, by looking at her booking photo and tattoo shirt, reports show. Deputies said Hobgood, previously in a medically induced coma since late Monday, was awake and alert by Wednesday evening at the hospital. Deputies cancelled an alert to identify the woman, which they sent out on Wednesday. Deputies ruled the incident as unfounded and determined no crime had occurred. Further ...

PSL man dead after car crashes in ditch in west county

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — An unidentified Port St. Lucie man died after his car crashed in a canal in west county, fire rescue crews said. The name of the 60-year-old man will be released pending notification of family members, Florida Highway Patrol troopers said. FHP is investigating what caused the single-car wreck. Troopers said the man was traveling in a 2002 Ford mustang about 4 a.m. Wednesday on southbound 122nd Avenue Southwest, just south of 9th Street Southwest. For an unknown reason, the mustang veered to the left off the roadway and crashed into the water-filled canal, troopers said. A motorist called authorities after spotting the car about 9:30 a.m. in the canal, west of Interstate 95, Indian River County ...

Bystanders help save man trapped in vehicle, officials say

Photo provided by Dr. Deepti Sadhwani INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A group of bystanders helped first responders save the life of a man who was trapped in a vehicle that crashed into a canal, fire rescue crews said. The wreck involving two cars happened about 7:40 a.m. Tuesday at 66th Avenue and 69th Street, according to the Florida Highway Patrol traffic site. The collision jolted one of the cars into a nearby canal, Indian River County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Kyle Kofke said. Bystanders, deputies and a firefighter lifted the car, which was upside down, onto its side, Kofke said. The group held the vehicle up to keep the driver's head above water, which was about two feet deep, Kofke ...