1 seriously hurt after being struck by vehicle; U.S. 1 reopen

PHOTO PROVIDED BY INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — One person was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in a wreck that briefly blocked northbound U.S. 1 late Thursday, sheriff’s officials said.

The crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian happened about 10 p.m. on U.S. 1 near 11th Street, south of 12th Street, Indian River County sheriff’s officials said. Sheriff’s officials said the driver of the vehicle was headed northbound on U.S. 1 when the automobile hit a person crossing the road.

Emergency medical services took the person to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute in Fort Pierce. Sheriff’s officials only identified the person as a male but did not release his age range.

Authorities closed U.S. 1 in the immediate area of the crash. The roadway reopened overnight.

No charges or citations were issued as of Friday. The crash remains under investigation.

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