Palm Bay Woman, 37, Killed in High-Speed Single-Vehicle Crash in Melbourne

MPD: Christa M. Ryder, 37, of Palm Bay Killed After Dodge Charger Leaves Roadway, Strikes Pole

Melbourne police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Palm Bay woman Saturday afternoon at a busy city intersection. Officers arriving on scene located the driver inside the vehicle and determined the individual was deceased. The driver has been identified as Christa M. Ryder, 37, of Palm Bay.

Melbourne Police Investigating Fatal Crash

BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA — Melbourne police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Palm Bay woman Saturday afternoon at a busy city intersection.

According to the Melbourne Police Department, officers were dispatched at approximately 2:12 p.m. on Dec. 20 to a reported crash at the intersection of Strawbridge Avenue and Pine Street.

The preliminary investigation determined that a gray 2021 Dodge Charger was traveling westbound on Strawbridge Avenue at a high rate of speed when it left the roadway.

The vehicle struck a concrete pole and then a metal chain-link fence before coming to rest on the north side of the roadway near a retention pond.

Officers arriving on scene located the driver inside the vehicle and determined the individual was deceased. The driver has been identified as Christa M. Ryder, 37, of Palm Bay.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash, police said.

The Melbourne Police Department’s Traffic Enforcement Unit is handling the investigation, which remains active. Authorities have not released additional details regarding the circumstances leading up to the crash.

Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to contact Traffic Enforcement Unit Investigator Officer Stephen Koubek at 321-616-5033. Those wishing to remain anonymous may provide tips through Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS (8477) or online at www.crimeline.org. For more information, the public can contact the Melbourne Police Department at 321-608-6731 or the department’s Public Information Office at 321-615-6649.

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