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VERO BEACH A woman died over the weekend from her injuries in a two-vehiclecrash on Indian River Boulevard Friday morning, according to police.<\/p>\n
Dottie Durham, 72, of the 3400 block of 1st Street Southwest,was flown from the scene of the crash at Indian River Boulevard and 18th Streetto Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute in Fort Pierce around 9:30 a.m. Friday.<\/p>\n
Durham underwent emergency surgery that afternoon and died around 12 p.m. Saturday,a Vero Beach police official said Monday.<\/p>\n
Nearly a half mile of Indian River Boulevard will be closed for three hours Tuesdaymorning to reconstruct the crash,saidMaster Police Officer Darrell Rivers, police spokesman.<\/p>\n
Police will closesouthbound lanes of Indian River Boulevard from 20th to 17th streets between7 a.m. and10 a.m.<\/p>\n
\"We have to map the whole scene,\" Rivers said.<\/p>\n
An initial investigation showed Durham was in a gray 2017 Scion traveling northonIndian River Boulevard when she attempteda westbound turn onto 18th Streetand entered the path of a southbound silver 2012Dodge Ram, Rivers said at the scene.<\/p>\n
The pickup driver, Michael Zabitosky, 50, of Vero Beach, was uninjured but his passenger, Hector Gonzalez, 19, of Vero Beach, was taken to a hospital with head injuries.<\/p>\n
Rivers said Gonzales was treated and released from the hospital later that day.<\/p>\n
A crash between two vehicles closed southbound Indian River Boulevard in Vero Beach Nov. 22, 2019. Corey Arwood, Treasure Coast Newspapers<\/p>\n
More: POLICE: Woman undergoes emergency surgery after Indian River Boulevard crash<\/p>\n
Corey Arwood is a breaking news reporter for TCPalm. Follow Corey on Twitter @coreyarwood, or reach him by phone at 772-978-2246.<\/p>\n
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