Sunbather Run Over By Beach Safety Truck in Hollywood

Man injured after he's run over in Hollywood Beach

Wednesday, Dec 19, 2012  |  Updated 7:31 AM EDT
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A sunbather had to be hospitalized after a beach safety truck ran over him on a South Florida beach.
 
The 55-year-old man was lying near a dune on a Hollywood beach when he was run over Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say a supervisor with the city's beach safety division checking on lifeguards and swimmers didn't see the sunbather as he started to pull away his truck the dune. Passers-by flagged down the driver, who rushed to the sunbather's aid.

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The sunbather was not identified. Authorities say he was taken to a hospital with scrapes, bruises and burns from the truck's exhaust system. Police say the man's injuries were not life-threatening.

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Posted Dec 19, 2012
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