MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — A man was arrested after a jet ski crash near Johns Pass in Pinellas County left two children injured on Sunday, authorities said.
According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, at 2:33 p.m., a rented 2024 Yamaha WaveRunner operated by 48-year-old Daniel Patrick Grubert was racing another jet ski.
The sheriff’s office said Grubert was not looking ahead or paying attention to where he was going.
Investigators said that when Grubert turned around, he realized a crash was about to occur and jumped off the WaveRunner. The jet ski crashed into another rented Yamaha WaveRunner that was being operated by 45-year-old Walter Wodzien…