Man dies after crash in Brevard County, FHP says

Troopers say man struck parked, unoccupied pickup truck

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A man is dead after a Brevard County crash Monday morning, troopers said.

The crash happened at 9:20 a.m. on Snug Harbor Way and U.S. 1.

Steven Collins, 54, was traveling south on U.S. 1 in an SUV when for some reason he lost control of the vehicle and traveled into the highway's northbound lanes, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The left side of the SUV struck a guardrail. Troopers said the SUV then traveled back into the southbound lanes.

The SUV then went off the roadway and the front of it struck the left side of a parked and unoccupied pickup truck, troopers said. The pickup truck overturned onto its side.

Collins was taken to Sebastian Hospital, where he died, troopers said.

No other injuries were reported.


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