The lanes on Interstate 95 north were blocked Wednesday morning at mile marker 203 in West Cocoa after a man was hit by a SUV, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue.
The roadway has since reopened.
Officials said John Hoskins, 57, pulled into the right shoulder on I-95 and tried to retrieve a ladder from the road that had fallen out of his truck.
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Heather Flynn, 36, could not avoid hitting Hoskins with her SUV, troopers said.
Hoskins, who is from South Carolina, was flown to a trauma center by Holmes Regional Medical Center’s helicopter. He remains in serious condition, troopers said.
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