New York Man Arrested In Florida After 2 Children Injured In WaveRunner Crash

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office

A New York man is facing charges in Florida for allegedly causing a watercraft crash that injured two children on Sunday, authorities said.

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said its Marine Unit and Major Accident Investigation Team responded shortly after 2:30 p.m. Sunday to a report of a personal watercraft collision near John’s Pass, a historic coastal fishing village and boardwalk in the city of Madeira Beach, near St. Petersburg.

Two children, ages 7 and 8, were transported by Madeira Beach Fire Department to a local hospital, one with life-threatening injuries and one with non-life-threatening injuries…

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