Sunbathing Teens Run Over by Sarasota County, FL, Fire Department Pickup Truck

    April 27, 2025
    A lifeguard with the Sarasota County Fire Department reportedly didn't see the teens, 14 and 15, who were seriously hurt.

    Two teens run over by a pickup truck while sunbathing on a Florida beach are recovering from serious injuries.

    The Ford F-150 truck was being driven by a Sarasota County Fire Department lifeguard.

    The victims, 14 and 15, were reportedly lying behind a berm and the lifeguard didn't see them, WLTX reported. 

    One of the girls was flown to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital while the other was taken to Sarasota Hospital.

    The girls' families told reporters they are "very shaken and disturbed by what happened to our daughters."

    They also issued a statement: "We can’t believe our children were run over as they laid on the beach, allegedly by a member of the Sarasota County Fire Department, no less. We are seeking answers as to why this happened and will do everything in our power to ensure our daughters recover, and hope to prevent this from happening to anyone in the future.”

    Deputies with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Department said the fire department is 'fully cooperating' with the investigation of the April 18 incident.

     

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    Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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