SUV Seriously Injures Sunbather in Fla.

AP ^ | 10/23/03 | AP

[TomServo]

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A sport utility vehicle ran over a sunbather on the beach, seriously injuring the woman, authorities said.

Glenda Willits, 52, of Ormond Beach, was pinned under the front of the car after it backed into her Wednesday, said Deputy Chief Mike Hensler of the Volusia County Beach Patrol.

Willits was listed in serious condition Thursday in the Halifax Medical Center with injuries to her hip and shoulder.

The driver, a 30-year-old woman whose name was not released, apparently didn't see Willits, Hensler said.

Investigators were trying to determine whether to file charges.

Cars are allowed on many Florida beaches, including Ormond Beach.

In February, a police officer drove over two sisters on Miami's South Beach, killing one and injuring the other. The officer was not charged, but the women's family sued the city for negligence.

[TomServo]

I guess the SUV wanted to work on a tan.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

Suit against auto industry next.

[martin_fierro]

"But I was wearing UV protection factor 200!"

[k2blader]

More fodder for Rush's SUV updates.

[Fierce Allegiance]

Yep, it was definitely the SUV, not the driver.

[Zathras]

Don't you just hate it when those SUV's start running on the beach. You never know who they will step on.

[Eagle Eye]

It's a good thing that the driver escaped before the SUV decided to go on another rampage. It could have been a very series incident.

[Question_Assumptions]

While the driver was at fault, not the SUV, it doesn't help that they let must anyone drive those things. A lot of SUV drivers seem to think they are in a Cooper Mini by the way they drive.

[quark]

"The driver, a 30-year-old woman whose name was not released..."

Lizzie Grubman?

[GingisK]

it doesn't help that they let must anyone drive those things

A very high percentage of Americans shouldn't be allowed to drive. What they drive is thier own business.

[GaltMeister]

Another story from the axis of evil SUV's.

We need another cabinet level gummint department to regulate these 'automobiles of peace', aka SUV's.

[calljack]

"But I was wearing UV protection factor 200!"

Don't you meam SUV protection factor 200??

[MJY1288]

If people would just start using "Coppertone SUV Blocker #100" these things could be avoided :-)

[Always Right]

I am glad I don't own an SUV, seems like they are always running over people and getting into accidents.

[Question_Assumptions]

A very high percentage of Americans shouldn't be allowed to drive. What they drive is thier own business.

Unless they are on a private road, if they can't handle what they are driving, it is everyone else on the road with them's business. I don't care if people drive SUVs. I just want them to know how to drive what they are driving.

[Flyer]

I am glad I don't own an SUV

You never own an SUV - It owns you.

[george wythe]

This has happened before; the latest case I remember happened in South Beach, the trendy area of Miami Beach.

The cops was yakking on his cell phone and did not pay attention to this surroundings, but the cop found a judge who said that cops cannot be charged with negligence while conducting their duty, no matter how negligent they are.

The judge dismissed the case against the cop.

[erikm88]

pinned under the front of the car after it backed into her Wednesday

uhhh... something tells me you'd get stuck under the rear differential before you'd get pinned in the front...

Just wondering...

--erik

[You Dirty Rats]

I never did like vehicles on beaches. Then again, there always were guys who were more turned on by a hot car than a hot girl.

It was fun watching the tide come in and swallow up vehicles whose owners think tide is just a laundry detergent.

[2timothy3.16]

A sport utility vehicle ran over a sunbather on the beach, seriously injuring the woman, ...

Bad SUV, bad bad SUV, now go to your garage! And you get no oil after supper tonight! Bad, Bad , Bad SUV...