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Deadly 6-Vehicle Crash in Brevard After Box Truck Runs Red Light, FHP Says

Troopers say the driver was fleeing a prior hit-and-run.

Overview

  • A 67-year-old Melbourne Beach woman driving a 2021 Porsche Taycan died after being taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center.
  • The collision occurred Friday shortly after 6:42 p.m. at Hollywood Boulevard and Eber Boulevard in Brevard County.
  • Florida Highway Patrol reports the 26-year-old Melbourne man driving a 2017 box truck ran a red light and overturned, and he remains hospitalized with serious injuries.
  • Six vehicles were involved as the Porsche rotated into multiple stopped cars, and debris from the overturning truck struck a 2011 Toyota Camry.
  • FHP is leading an active criminal investigation, West Melbourne Police are probing the earlier hit-and-run, and charges against the truck driver are pending.