CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – All westbound lanes of State Road 528 reopened Friday afternoon after a crash closed the toll road for hours, troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol said.
A two-car crash at mile marker 53 closed all westbound lanes of the Beachline around noon, according to the FHP.
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Brevard Emergency Management officials said the crash happened near Highway 401 near the Port Canaveral cruise terminals.
Troopers said a 20-year-old man driving a Dodge pickup truck in the eastbound lanes traveled through the median for an unknown reason and crashed head-on into a Ford pickup truck, driven by 66-year-old Paul Tucker.
Tucker died at an area hospital. The other driver suffered serious injuries.
The road reopened around 2 p.m.
The crash remains under investigation and charges are pending against the driver of the Dodge.
