INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — Nine people were hospitalized, including four trauma cases, in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon, the Indian River Sheriff's Office said.
The crash at 58th Avenue and 77th Street, west of U.S. 1, occurred around noon, IRC Sgt. Kevin Jaworski told WPTV. The crash closed lanes in all directions until 3 p.m.
The injured were taken to various hospitals, including an infant sent via a helicopter to St. Mary's Medical Center. Florida Highway Patrol listed all the injuries as non-life-threatening.
FHP listed eight people injured.
The crash involved a pickup, SUV and landscaping truck.
In information provided by FHP on Thursday, a black 2016 Acura SUV driven by a 43-year-old man from Vero Beach with one passenger was traveling eastbound on 77th Street approaching 58th Avenue.
A silver 2018 Ford pickup driven by a 38-year-old Palmetto Bay woman, with two passengers, including the child, was traveling southbound on 58th Avenue approaching 77th St.
A third vehicle, a 2020 white 2020 Chevy truck hauling a trailer, driven by a 43-year-old Fort Pierce man and with two passengers, was traveling northbound on 58th Avenue approaching 77th Street.
The first vehicle had a stop sign and flashing red lights facing east.
The other vehicles had flashing yellow lights facing north and south.
The Acura's driver failed to observe the stop sign and flashing red lights ahead, and failed to yield the right-of-way of north and southbound traffic on 58th Avenue.
The vehicle went into the path of the other two, resulting in a collision
