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Florida man sunbathing on beach left 'screaming bloody murder' after woman drives over him

A 33-year-old Florida man sunbathing on the beach was injured when a woman driving a Jeep Wrangler ran him over while trying to back up into a parking space, authorities said.


Florida man sunbathing on beach left 'screaming bloody murder' after woman drives over him

He sustained serious injuries, including a broken femur, fractures in his right forearm, third-degree burns and a cracked pelvis. He was transported to a hospital, where he was said to be in stable condition. 

The driver, identified as a 61-year-old woman, was attempting to back into a parking spot on the beach and accidentally crossed over travel lines.

"I just got a Jeep a couple weeks ago," Janey told FOX 35 about why he visited the beach that morning. "And this was something I wanted to do.

"All of a sudden a tire was going over my head. I'm just laying face first, just crying and screaming."

The man said his forearm was broken in two places, and he had to have a titanium rod put in his leg after the accident broke his femur. 

Janey told WESH when he looked over his body after he was hit, his arm was "flattened" and his leg was "mangled."

The driver of the Jeep remained on scene and cooperated fully with the investigation, the sheriff's department said.

Deputies cited her for careless driving, saying that there were no signs of impairment.

"I know it sounds crazy, but throughout this whole time, I was just thanking God that I still had feeling in my extremities," Janey told FOX 35.

In one case, the outlet said, a Volusia County Beach Patrol sergeant hit two teens lying on Daytona Beach during Memorial Day weekend.

Janey told FOX 35 that the beach does not have clear markings for where drivers are permitted to go.

"There's nothing that like, tells you, 'OK this is as far as cars can go, towards the beach,'" he said. "There's nothing."

The driver did not speak publicly, but her husband told FOX 35 the woman is "devastated" and agrees with Janey that better beach demarcation is needed.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office for comment.

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