Woman killed after SUV rolls over into Vero Beach canal

VERO BEACH — A woman was killed after her SUV rolled over into a canal early Monday.

The vehicle was spotted about 6:15 a.m. in the canal on the north side of 20th Street along 20th Avenue in Vero Beach.

The silver SUV was westbound on 20th Street when, for unknown reasons, it went around a guardrail at 20th Avenue and tumbled in to the canal, said Cpl. Darrell Rivers, of the Vero Beach Police Department. The SUV ended up on its roof in several inches of water.

A white woman, about 40 years old, was killed in the crash, Rivers said. Police did not release her identity Monday.

It was not immediately clear whether the woman was alone in the vehicle. Officers searched the bottom of the canal for other possible occupants after arriving on the scene.

Twentieth Avenue remained closed between 20th and 21st streets for several hours as police investigated the crash.

No further information was available Monday afternoon.

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