SEBASTIAN — One person was killed July 4 in a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred along Interstate 95, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
The wreck, which occurred near the Brevard-Indian River County border at northbound Mile Marker 159 north of County Road 512, was reported at 7:10 p.m. First responders arrived at 7:22 p.m., FHP said.
FHP did not release any details about what happened in the crash.
Deputies from the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office who responded to the scene located one occupant of the unspecified vehicle who was pronounced dead at the scene, said Lt. Kevin Jaworski, a sheriff’s office spokesperson. Two passengers were transported to the Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne with severe or life-threatening injuries.
The identities of the deceased and injured occupants of the vehicle were not released. A spokesperson for Florida Highway Patrol was not available for comment.
There have been 948 vehicular crashes in Indian River County in 2025, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Seven have been fatal.
In 2024, there were 2,163 crashes in the county, according to the department. Twenty were fatal.
This story will be updated as new information becomes available.
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This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Vehicle crash on I-95 in Indian River County kills 1, injures 2