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Man critical after being struck by vehicle Friday in Sebastian

SEBASTIAN — A 70-year-old Brevard County man was critically injured after being struck by a pickup truck while walking across U.S. 1 last week, fire rescue crews and sheriff's officials said. An update on his condition was not immediately available on Monday. "All indications are that the pedestrian was crossing the roadway improperly," said Sgt. Kevin Jaworski, a spokesperson with the Indian River County Sheriff's Office. "Impairment is suspected for the pedestrian." The driver of the pickup and two passengers were not hurt, Jaworski said. The crash involving the Indian Harbour Beach man and the pickup happened at 9:30 p.m. Friday in the 1400 block of U.S. 1, north of Main Street and just west of Mo Bay Grill in ...

Winning lottery ticket sold at Publix in Sebastian

SEBASTIAN — A winning lottery ticket - worth more than $100,000 - was recently sold at a local Publix for Tuesday's drawing, officials said. The Publix Super Market at Indian River sold the Fantasy 5, quick pick ticket. The store - located at 9621 U.S. 1 just north of Barber Street in Sebastian - was the only location to sell a prize-winning ticket for Tuesday's game results. The winning numbers for the evening draw were 01-02-05-09-36, lottery officials said. The ticket buyer will receive the prize of $115,278.15. It was unclear if the winner had already claimed their prize.

Publix workers carry out Earth Day cleanup at Sebastian Inlet State Park

Over the years, Publix volunteers have scoured the Sebastian Inlet State Park shorelines for trash, removing discarded bags, fishing line hooks, cast nets and even once finding a small boat engine. Now, employees are aiming to continue bringing awareness to environmental sustainability and water conservation efforts through their annual parkwide cleanup. "This is the third year that we've come here and done this type of project," said Chris Ellis, Vero Beach Publix store manager. "There's always quite a bit that gets cleaned out." Dozens of Publix employees - as part of ongoing events marking Earth Day - removed debris, repainted buildings and recycled spent fishing nets at the 1,000-acre state park stretching from southern Brevard County to northern Indian River ...