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Florida Highway Patrol Seeking 2013 to 2017 Buick Enclave in Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash With Man in Wheelchair

Florida Highway Patrol Troopers are on the scene of a hit-and-run fatal crash involving a pedestrian on southbound U.S. Highway 1 at Canaveral Groves Boulevard. “The pedestrian was in his wheelchair on the shoulder of the road when he was struck by an unknown vehicle, possibly an SUV,” said FHP spokesperson Lt. Channing Taylor. […]

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Jenny Renee Golden, 50, of Cocoa Beach Succumbs to Injuries Sustained in New Year’s Eve Fatal Crash on State Road 520

Mark Christian Vannicola Jr., 36, of Merritt Island is currently in custody at the Brevard County Jail and now charged with an additional count of DUI Manslaughter and Vehicular Homicide after Jenny Renee Golden, 50, of Cocoa Beach, succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday as a result of a New Year’s Eve fatal traffic crash that occurred on West Cocoa Beach Causeway (State Road 520). […]

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National Transportation Safety Board to Collaborate with Melbourne Police to Investigate Fatal Brightline Train Crashes

Two Melbourne residents were killed on Friday afternoon in the second Brightline train crash in three days – at the same crossing near WH Jackson Street. “The vehicle involved in the crash had two adult occupants and both the driver and passenger of this vehicle succumbed to their injuries sustained by the impact from the train,” said Sgt. Desormier. Melbourne police identified the victims as 54-year-old passenger Michael Anthony Degasperi of Melbourne and driver Lisa Ann Batchelder, 52, also of Melbourne. […]

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UPDATE: Two Melbourne Residents Dead After Second Fatal Brightline Train Crash in Three days at the Same Crossing

Two Melbourne residents were killed on Friday afternoon in the second Brightline train crash in three days – at the same crossing near WH Jackson Street. “The vehicle involved in the crash had two adult occupants and both the driver and passenger of this vehicle succumbed to their injuries sustained by the impact from the train,” said Sgt. Desormier. Melbourne police identified the victims as 54-year-old passenger Michael Anthony Degasperi of Melbourne and driver Lisa Ann Batchelder, 52, also of Melbourne. […]

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FHP: Pedestrian Killed in Fatal Crash on I-95 in Melbourne, Entered into Path of Two Semi-Tractor Trucks

Florida Higway Patrol Troopers are on-scene of a fatal crash that occurred at approximately 7:58 a.m. Monday. According to FHP, the crash occurred in the northbound lanes of I-95 in the area of mile marker 90 in Melbourne, and traffic was diverted from the Pineda Causeway exit after the crash in which a pedestrian entered the path of two semi-tractor trucks on I-95. […]