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One man was killed and another was injured Thursday when vehicle veered off a roadway in Titusville and slammed into several trees, according to officials.
Police said the driver, Richard Eckhardt, 51, of Titusville, was killed in the crash. His passenger, Paul E. Nash, 52, of Titusville, was critically injured.
The crash, involving a 2001 Pontiac Firebird, happened about 4 p.m. on Fox Lake Road.
Police are trying to determine if alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.
A motorcyclist was killed when he rear-ended a truck on Interstate 95, fell onto the asphalt and was struck by a sport-utility vehicle Monday night in Palm Bay.
Edwin Sorto-Gonzales, 28, of Ranburne, Ala., died in the 9:05 p.m. crash, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. The wreck occurred near Mile Marker 178, midway between the U.S. 192 and Palm Bay Road exits.
Sorto-Gonzales was driving a 2004 Yamaha south on I-95 when he failed to slow down and struck the back of a 1998 Chevrolet pickup.