‘Kept cruising’: Florida man ditches pal with broken hip ‘like nothing happened’ after making ‘abrupt u-turn’ in stolen golf cart and hurling him off the back, cops say

A Florida man is facing criminal charges after stealing a golf cart and then ditching a friend who broke his hip after being hurled off the back during an “abrupt u-turn,” according to police. Cops say the man “went joyriding around the City of Key West” instead of stopping to help the pal.

Vincent Fortin, 51, of Winter Haven, was out “joyriding” with the friend when the incident occurred, according to his arrest report. “During that Joyride, he caused serious bodily injury to the victim … which will require emergency surgery to repair,” the report says.

Fortin and another pal had swiped the golf cart earlier in the day using a “master key” that cops say can start multiple golf carts, per the report…

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