SARASOTA, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol troopers in Sarasota are investigating after a child was run over by their own parent during their first day of school.
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Troopers said a mother ran over her 12-year-old daughter Monday morning while dropping her off at school.
The district’s superintendent said the girl bent down to pick something up, and when she did, her mom hit her with her SUV.
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The girl was critically hurt and flown to a hospital.
FHP said the mother should have been paying more attention.
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“This is an incident where it wasn’t the speed of the vehicle that caused the injury, it was simply someone being in a rush and making an assumption and hopefully this child will be able to survive this incident,” said Trooper Ken Watson with Florida Highway Patrol.
FHP is still investigating this case and it hasn’t said whether anyone will face charges.
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