BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A 60-year-old Palm Bay man was killed early Wednesday when his SUV rear-ended a van pulling a boat on a trailer that was involved in a wreck on I-95 in Brevard County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The fatal crash happened around 4:25 a.m. on southbound I-95 near Malabar Road.
The FHP said the initial crash involved a 2018 Jeep Renegade and a 2011 Ford E-250 van that was pulling a boat. According to an FHP crash report, the driver of the Jeep, a 25-year-old Melbourne woman, failed to maintain a safe distance behind the van, driven by a 55-year-old Pompano Beach man, and collided with the trailer and boat.
The van came to a stop in the outside lane of I-95 and shortly thereafter, a 2013 Dodge Journey driven by the Palm Bay man crashed into the back of the boat and the trailer, the crash report stated.
The Palm Bay man was pronounced dead at the scene, the FHP said.
The other two drivers were not injured and remained at the scene, according to troopers.
The crash prompted the closure of I-95 in the area.
The crash remains under investigation.