Traffic Alert: US 1 shut down at Indian River Drive in Sebastian

May 14, 2021 Andy Hodges Traffic

The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that US 1 is shut down near CR-512. Please use other alternatives routes.

A semi truck became disabled while attempting a U-turn at 1:50 p.m. Friday.

The truck hit the divider pole, cutting the truck’s e-brake cable, disabling the truck.

All southbound lanes are currently blocked and drivers are being diverted to County Road 512.

A wrecker is en-route. However there will be an extended period of time US1 will be shut down.

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About Andy Hodges

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 Atlanta, Georgia. In 2002, he moved back to Florida and settled in 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.