PORT ST. LUCIE \u2013 A 23-year-old woman died after apparently jumping from a pickup on Interstate 95 over the weekend as she and her boyfriend argued after leaving a Halloween celebration, according to Port St. Lucie Police.<\/p>\n
Police and the Florida Highway Patrol about 1:05 a.m. Nov. 1 went to I-95 in the area of Gatlin Boulevard following a report of a body in the roadway, Sgt. Dominick Mesiti, police spokesperson, said Nov. 3.<\/p>\n
Mesiti said a preliminary investigation revealed a 2017 Dodge Ram pickup driven by Harrison Earl, 24, of Port Saint Lucie, traveled north on I-95 with front seat passenger Taylor Joan Robert, 23, also of Port St. Lucie.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were both returning from a Halloween celebration in West Palm Beach when they began to argue,\u201d Mesiti said. \u201cDuring the argument, Robert was on her phone, speaking with a friend, and told the friend she was going to jump from the pickup truck.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mesiti said moments later the phone went dead and investigators believe Robert jumped from the pickup, sustaining fatal injuries. There are no indications Robert was struck by a vehicle, Mesiti said.<\/p>\n
Police believe the pickup was traveling about the posted speed limit of 70 mph at the time.<\/p>\n
Mesiti said Earl pulled over, stayed at the scene and is cooperating with authorities.<\/p>\n
He said a number of aspects of the incident remain under investigation.<\/p>\n
No arrests were made at the scene.<\/p>\n
Deadly crash: Police investigate fatal crash in Port St. Lucie<\/a><\/p>\n ‘Exploited her cognitive disabilities’: Arrests made in St. Lucie County abuse case<\/a><\/p>\n Mesiti said Robert and Earl were in a relationship, but not married.<\/p>\n \u201cWe did speak to the friend \u2026 that she was on the phone with, and that friend confirmed there was an argument, they were basically having a domestic inside the car, and she made the statement she was going to jump from the vehicle and then the phone went dead,\u201d Mesiti said.<\/p>\n Those who may have witnessed the incident or those with\u00a0video are asked to call Detective Richard Giaccone at 772-807-4401 or Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 800-273-8477.<\/p>\n Will Greenlee<\/a>\u00a0is a breaking news reporter for TCPalm. Follow Will on X\u00a0@OffTheBeatTweet<\/a>\u00a0or reach him by phone at 772-267-7926. E-mail him at\u00a0will.greenlee@tcpalm.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Woman dead after apparently jumping from vehicle after Halloween party<\/a><\/p>\n