Single-Vehicle Crash Closes Northbound Clyde Morris Boulevard at Herbert Street
PORT ORANGE, Fla. — A single-vehicle crash closed northbound Clyde Morris Boulevard at Herbert Street on the afternoon of July 16, according to a City of Port Orange traffic alert.
The city published its alert at 2:58 p.m. and asked motorists to avoid the intersection and use alternate routes. CFL Report had posted video of the emergency response at 2:32 p.m.
The 37-second CFL Report video shows Port Orange police and fire-rescue units along Clyde Morris Boulevard. A white SUV appears off the roadway near a Volusia County Road 483 marker.
Major crash closes Clyde Morris Blvd. Northbound at Herbert Street.
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The original caption characterized the crash as “major.” The city’s official alert described it only as a single-vehicle crash, so the headline uses the agency’s confirmed wording.
The archived alert did not provide information about injuries or say when the road reopened. Those details should not be inferred from the scene video without a final crash report.
The Clyde Morris Boulevard-Herbert Street intersection has been the subject of separate public infrastructure work. Volusia County reported that a project updating the intersection to a mast-arm traffic signal was completed and accepted May 4, 2023. Port Orange’s capital-needs inventory also identifies a northbound right-turn lane at Herbert Street as a future project intended to improve traffic flow, reduce turning and through-traffic delays, and improve intersection safety. The city notes that projects in the inventory are not necessarily listed in priority order.
Neither infrastructure item establishes what caused the July 16 crash, and the city’s traffic alert identified no cause. Port Orange Police says crash reports may be requested through its Records Division at 386-506-5801, in person, through JustFOIA or through FLHSMV. Florida law generally protects personal information in crash reports for 60 days after filing while allowing immediate access to specified eligible parties.
Sources: City of Port Orange traffic alert, Volusia County project update, Port Orange’s Capital Road and Sidewalk Needs inventory and report-request guidance, Florida Statutes section 316.066 and the original CFL Report video.
