UPDATE: Brush fire near I-95 contained

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 ...

Woman’s car catches fire in Fellsmere

Photo provided by Fellsmere Police Department FELLSMERE — A motorist called 911 Friday afternoon after her car suddenly burst into flames while she was driving, police said. Police and fire rescue crews went to the scene and quickly extinguished the blaze. "She said all the dashboard lights started flickering," Fellsmere police Sgt. Scott Newsom said. The woman was not injured. The flames originated in the engine compartment and did not spread to the grass, police and fire rescue crews said. Video provided by FPD. *Click the audio icon in the lower right hand corner for sound.   The incident happened about 1 p.m. Friday in the 8700 block of County Road 512 in Fellsmere, Indian River County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Kyle ...

Troopers ID woman killed in I-95 NB crash in Indian River County

Photo provided by Jamie Beck INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Florida highway troopers identified a woman killed in a rollover crash that blocked traffic on northbound Interstate 95 for nearly five hours Tuesday. The crash happened at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday on northbound I-95, near the 145 mile marker. Troopers said passenger Silvana Lopez, 50, of Lake Worth, was pronounced dead at the scene. Lopez was the only occupant not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, reports show. Another motorist traveling behind the vehicle in which Lopez was a passenger said the woman was jolted in the air during the crash. Two other women who were also passengers in the vehicle, Doris Vazquez, 41, of West Palm Beach, and Doris ...