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77-Year-Old Man Killed on I-95 After Stopping to Rescue Turtle

Florida Highway Patrol says a Dodge Ram pickup rear-ended a vehicle that had braked to avoid the man

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Overview

  • The crash occurred July 6 at 4:20 p.m. on southbound I-95 near Sebastian Boulevard (CR-512) in Indian River County.
  • After slowing to help a turtle across lanes, the 77-year-old man was struck when a Dodge Ram pickup failed to stop in time and rear-ended the vehicle ahead.
  • The impact sent the first vehicle off the road into a fence before it struck the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • No drivers or passengers in either vehicle were injured and traffic on I-95 reopened after several hours of closure.
  • Florida Highway Patrol continues investigating the sequence of events and warns motorists of the dangers of stopping on high-speed highways for wildlife rescues.