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Dennis Wayne Hicks, 38, of Vero Beach, Florida, was shot and killed on November 16, 2017, during a road rage confrontation at the intersection of State Road 60 and 53rd Avenue. The other driver was identified as 29-year-old Timothy Daniel Sartori, a skydiving instructor from Sebastian. According to Sartori, both vehicles were stopped at a traffic light when he says Hicks threatened him and reached for something, and Sartori fired several shots; Sartori called 911 immediately after the shooting.

The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office investigated and searched both vehicles, though the department did not release details of those searches. The Assistant State Attorney, Steve Gosnell, reviewed the investigation and concluded there was insufficient probable cause to arrest Sartori; no charges had been filed. Hicks’ family disputed the self-defense account, saying Hicks did not own a gun and would have used his fists rather than a weapon.

What can readers add about that intersection, the vehicles involved, or witnesses who saw the confrontation?