SARASOTA, FL – An 8-year-old boy riding a dirt bike was hospitalized for serious wounds after colliding with a police officer’s car on Monday, WFLA reports.
This crash happened around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of 22nd Street and Maple Avenue. Upon arrival, first responders rushed the boy to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. There he had undergone surgery and is recovering.
The police officer was unharmed and was put on “restricted administrative duty” during the investigation period.
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