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Greenacres woman dies in Florida's Turnpike crash Saturday night near Vero Beach

A 63-year-old Greenacres woman was killed in a crash on Florida's Turnpike near Vero Beach Saturday night.
Posted at 1:53 PM, Nov 29, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-29 18:50:04-05

A 63-year-old Greenacres woman was killed in a crash on Florida's Turnpike near Vero Beach Saturday night.

At 6:58 p.m. traffic was stopped on the turnpike in the southbound lanes in the area of mile marker 173 due to a previous unrelated crash.

A vehicle approached the stopped traffic and failed to stop, colliding with a pickup truck, killing the passenger, a 63-year-old woman from Greenacres and seriously injuring the driver, a 75-year-old Greenacres man.

She was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash caused a chain reaction that damaged six other vehicles.

The case is still pending investigation.