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Deputies ID man fatally struck by Brightline

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A 25-year-old man who deputies said was wearing headphones when he was struck and killed by a Brightline train on Tuesday, was identified as Bryan De Paz Vazquez. The man lived in Indian River County, said Lt. Kevin Jaworski, a spokesperson for the Indian River County Sheriff's Office. "Witnesses said Vazquez was seen going underneath the lowered railroad arm and attempted to run across the tracks," sheriff's officials said in a statement. "There is no indication that this was a suicide and no foul play is suspected." The incident happened at 2:58 p.m. at the 12th Street Railroad crosswalk near the 1200 block of Old Dixie Highway, west of U.S. 1 and east of Old Dixie ...

Man struck, killed by Brightline train at 12th Street crossing

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A 25-year-old man was killed after being struck by a Brightline train at the 12th Street Railroad crossing on Tuesday afternoon, sheriff's officials said. This is the third fatal crash involving Brightline and a pedestrian to occur this year in Indian River County. "The train was southbound and the (crossing) arms were down," said Lt. Kevin Jaworski, a spokesperson for the Indian River County Sheriff's Office. "According to the witness, all of the (crossing) arms and (flashing red) lights were activated and they could hear the train horn approaching." The most recent incident happened about 2:58 p.m. near the 1200 block of Old Dixie Highway, just west of U.S. 1. and east of Old Dixie Highway, ...

Pilot ID’d in fatal glider plane crash in median on S.R. 60

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A pilot who died after crashing a small glider plane into a grassy median on State Road 60 last weekend, was identified as 57-year-old Brian Richard Daems, a sheriff's report shows. The report showed Daems lived in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. A preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration stated the aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances. The FAA listed the event as an accident. The National Transportation Safety Board said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that it was investigating the fatal wreck involving the experimental Schleicher ASW24 glider. Investigators with the FAA described the trip as a personal flight activity. The single-plane crash occurred about 12:40 p.m. on Friday in the 10000 block of State Road 60, ...