Motorist Killed in I-95 Crash North of Sebastian, Fellsmere Exit

February 10, 2018 Andy Hodges Traffic

Gia Katelin Alban, of Kissimmee, Florida, was killed Friday afternoon in a crash on Interstate 95 in southern Brevard County.
Gia Katelin Alban, of Kissimmee, Florida, was killed Friday afternoon in a crash on Interstate 95 in southern Brevard County. Photo by FDOT.

SEBASTIAN – An 18-year-old woman was killed Friday afternoon when a tire tread separated on the Toyota Prius she was driving and crashed into a pole, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Troopers told Sebastian Daily the vehicle left the road and crashed, killing the driver.

The crash happened about 3 p.m. at mile marker 162, a few miles south of Micco Road as the vehicle was northbound on Interstate 95.

The FHP identified the driver as Gia Katelin Alban of Kissimmee, Florida.

The crash remains under investigation.

Last month, there were approximately three crashes on I-95 a few miles apart in the same vicinity, including a Sebastian couple.

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Andy Hodges was born in Annapolis, Maryland, and raised in Jupiter, Florida. He has been a radio and TV personality since the mid-1980s. He has worked for WFLX-TV (Fox 29), WIRK, WLIZ, WIXI, WKSY, WRMF, and others. In 1994, Andy took a break from broadcasting and was a software and systems engineer for various companies. In 2002, he permanently moved back to Sebastian, where Andy's family has lived for over 45 years. He returned to the broadcasting sector in 2005. Andy joined Sebastian Daily as our editor-in-chief in 2016.
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