SR 60 lanes re-opened near 90th Avenue

Car strikes tree in fatal Saturday crash; woman identified

VERO BEACH — A 36-year-old woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend after her car veered off the roadway and slammed into a palm tree, police said. Vero Beach officers identified the woman Monday as Carla Dascenzo, of Vero Beach. The woman, who was the only occupant in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene, Vero Beach Police spokeswoman Officer Megan DeWitt said. "Speed is definitely a possibility," DeWitt said. "It's still under investigation." Dascenzo was traveling about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the 800 block of 21st Street. When her 2007 Mustang approached a curve in the road, the vehicle veered off the street and struck a tree, DeWitt said. Witnesses then called law enforcement about the ...

Woman who led deputies on chase: ‘Police kill people for no reason’

A 32-year-old woman was arrested after a two-county chase that ended with her telling deputies, "the police kill people for no reason," authorities said. Deputies arrested Kenneda Monique Kirksey, of Alabama, on a charge of fleeing and eluding. Kirksey was released Monday from the Indian River County Jail on $2,500 bond. A patrol deputy clocked a vehicle traveling 94 mph in a 70 mph zone about 11:40 p.m. June 13 near the 144 mile marker on Interstate 95. The deputy followed the vehicle and activated his siren and emergency lights. The suspect's vehicle slowed to 70 mph, continued south on I-95 and exited onto Indrio Road in St. Lucie County, reports show. The woman driving the vehicle, later identified as ...

Man loses nearly $2K after post office mail is stolen, altered

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A 71-year-old man got a surprise when he found out his utility bill payment he put in the post office mailbox was altered from $14 to nearly $2,000, and made out to an unknown person, an incident report shows. This is the latest incident involving stolen checks at the post office, located just west of Vero Beach. Deputies spoke to the Vero Beach man, about noon Friday at the Sheriff's Office. The victim said he spoke with his neighbor a few weeks ago, who told him his daughter's mail was stolen from a mailbox at the U.S. Post Office, 8500 20th Street. The woman's check was also altered, with thieves cleaning out her checking account, authorities said. ...