Overview
- Florida Highway Patrol says a Dodge Ram driven by a 53-year-old Port St. Lucie man failed to stop and rear-ended a Mazda carrying a 44-year-old Miami woman and her 49-year-old passenger.
- The Mazda was pushed off the road into a fence before the pickup struck the 77-year-old man as he crossed the southbound lanes to rescue a turtle, killing him at the scene.
- The man’s next of kin was present when he was pronounced dead, according to the patrol report.
- No injuries were reported among the other motorists or their passengers.
- No charges have been filed as FHP continues to investigate the fatal chain-reaction crash.