WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015
ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA
A deadly rollover crash that killed one person and injured
three others closed southbound I-95 in Brevard County for more than five hours
Wednesday.
The crash happened just before noon near mile marker 192, in
Rockledge. All southbound lanes were shut down at Fiske Boulevard and reopened
around 5:45 p.m.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers are still investigating the
chain of events in this crash, which involved a pickup truck, car and
tractor-trailer.
Sixty-six-year-old Susan Bartholomay, of Merritt Island, was
transported to Health First Viera Hospital and pronounced dead. Three others
were taken to area hospitals with minor or serious injuries.
Charges are pending in this crash.
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1 KILLED, 3 INJURED IN CRASH ON I-95 SB IN ROCKLEDGE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015
ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA
A deadly rollover crash that killed one person and injured
three others closed southbound I-95 in Brevard County for more than five hours
Wednesday.
The crash happened just before noon near mile marker 192, in
Rockledge. All southbound lanes were shut down at Fiske Boulevard and reopened
around 5:45 p.m.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers are still investigating the
chain of events in this crash, which involved a pickup truck, car and
tractor-trailer.
Sixty-six-year-old Susan Bartholomay, of Merritt Island, was
transported to Health First Viera Hospital and pronounced dead. Three others
were taken to area hospitals with minor or serious injuries.
Charges are pending in this crash.
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MERRITT ISLAND WOMAN KILLED IN I-95 WRECK IN FLORIDA
MARCH 11, 2015
Florida Highway Patrol reported that a tractor-trailer, a
Toyota pickup and a Hyundai sedan, collided as they travelled southbound
Traffic in the Viera area was snarled for most of the
afternoon following a deadly wreck Wednesday on Interstate 95 between Fiske
Boulevard and Wickham Road.
The exact circumstances of the crash are still under
investigation, but the Florida Highway Patrol reported that a tractor-trailer,
a Toyota pickup and a Hyundai sedan, collided as they travelled southbound.
The Hyundai's driver, 66-year-old Susan Bartholomay of
Merritt Island, was killed. Her passenger, 76-year-old Roger Bartholomay, was
seriously injured.
Additionally, the pickup driver, 58-year-old Jeffrey Suter
of Titusville, received minor injuries as did the tractor-trailer driver,
51-year-old Alesia Williams of North Carolina.
Not long after the incident, first-responders closed
southbound lanes, diverting traffic off the highway to Barnes Boulevard to U.S.
1 and Stadium Parkway through Viera.
By afternoon drive time, several minor wrecks dotted the
surrounding roads, futher slowing travel.
Interstate 95 was reopened around 6 p.m.
Troopers would like to talk to more witnesses as part of
their investigation. They are asked to call 407-737-2213.
Update, 5:45 p.m.:
Interstate 95 has been reopened southbound, though traffic
is still very heavy in the area.
Update, 5:10 p.m.
Traffic is snarled throughout Viera, potentially as traffic
is rerouted due to the crash on Interstate 95. Reports of major traffic delays
have been reported going both ways on U.S. 1 in the area.
U.S. 1 is experiencing heavy traffic from Barnes Boulevard
in Rockledge to Suntree Boulevard. Murrell Road is also heavily trafficked, according
to FLORIDA TODAY's Tim Walters.
Update, 3:05 p.m.:
According to Montes, the hope is to have Interstate 95 in
Rockledge southbound open within the hour.
Montes added that all traffic that was caught in between the
wreck and Fiske Boulevard in Rockledge were allowed to pass on the shoulder
past the accident.
Update, 12:55 p.m.:
The crash involving a vehicle, pickup truck and
tractor-trailer has resulted in at least one fatality, according to Florida
Highway Patrol.
Two other people have been transported to a local hospital.
All southbound lanes of I-95 remain closed due to crash
debris and a continuing investigation.
Original story:
A vehicle crash with injuries has shut down both southbound
lanes of Interstate 95 in Rockledge about a mile north of the Wickham Road
exit.
The crash involved a pickup truck and another vehicle,
according to Kim Montes of the Florida Highway Patrol.
Three patients have been transported to area hospitals,
according to Brevard County Fire Rescue. One has sustained serious injuries.
Crews were first dispatched at 12:03 p.m.