AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision was reported at Patterson Road and Seeley Mcintosh Road, with a Dodge Ram crashing into a tree. No injuries were reported, but there was a tire on fire. The ...

TRAFFIC ALERT: Mount Vernon Memorial Highway is blocked off in both directions after a tree fell onto the road. Drivers are urged to avoid this route until the tree is removed.

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A milk truck tire was also on fire. The CHP was advised that no units were available until 6:30 am. Multiple updates were made, including that the fire was out and the roadway was partially clear.

At the same time, a Toyota SUV driven by a 63-year-old man had turned into the westbound lane of SE Port St. Lucie Boulevard from Veterans Memorial Parkway.