UPDATES 1:50 P.M.

A man was flown to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center after getting pinned to between a pest control truck and a garbage truck this morning.

The man was behind the garbage truck, giving the driver directors as he backed up in the 13500 block of Netherby Avenue off Indian River Drive, Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Tim Frith said.

The man didn’t notice how close the garbage truck was and he was pinned between it and a pest control vehicle on site, Frith said.

He suffered severe leg injuries and underwent surgery at Lawnwood, Frith said.

St. Lucie Fire District crews were called to the scene shortly after 8:30 a.m., district spokeswoman Catherine Chaney said.

Cold weather shelters in Martin and St. Lucie counties received 19 people who sought refuge on Tuesday night.

Eight people – including two women and six men – showed up at the Fort Pierce Community Center, where volunteers lined up cots in the activity room.

In Martin County, ten folks showed up at the local chapter of the American Red Cross. There was only one woman in that group, executive directory Mary Sawyer said. (more…)