New traffic light operating at intersection where college rower died

VERO BEACH, Fla. — At the Merrill Barber Bridge, there’s a new traffic light where it ends on the mainland at Indian River Boulevard in Vero Beach.

It’s a different kind of light.

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“Then turns into a flashing yellow. Allows traffic to proceed with caution to go over the bridge," said Lt. Matt Harrelson with Vero PD.

Harrelson goes back to this intersection on the morning of Jan. 15. He happened to be one of the first people on the scene to see what happened -- a horrible two-vehicle crash. Grace Rett, 20, a rower with the College of the Holy Cross

While officers say the amount of traffic doesn’t lead to much speeding, it is something else the police will be on the lookout for, but most importantly, they want drivers to look at the new light carefully.

“For us as police department for it to come full circle to make changes. In our opinion, with enforcement and changes to the intersection with lighting. Best case scenario is no one ever dies or gets hurt at intersection ever again," said Harrelson.