A 63-year-old Cocoa man was killed and several people seriously injured in an early morning, four-vehicle traffic crash near at the Kennedy Space Center Complex near Max Brewer Bridge.
The deadly crash happened about 6:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 26 on Beach Road, just east of Titusville Road, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. Several KSC police officers were at the site, along with highway patrol troopers. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. It was not immediately known if he worked at the complex.
The unidentified Cocoa man was driving a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck along the winding roadway that cuts through the palmetto and brush. Troopers said the Silverado was traveling westbound on Beach Road when, for an unknown reason, the vehicle veered into oncoming traffic.
The pickup truck struck three eastbound vehicles, prompting KSC security officers to respond to the site. Three others were seriously injured and transported to nearby hospitals, highway patrol investigators reported.
Traffic along the narrow roadway, frequently used by employees at the complex, was also briefly closed and rerouted for workers.
An investigation is underway.
J.D. Gallop is a criminal justice/breaking news reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Gallop at 321-917-4641 or jgallop@floridatoday.com. Or X, formerly known as Twitter: @JDGallop
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