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A Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office deputy sent a sunbathing soman to the hospital after running her over with his SUV while she sunbathed. The woman was taking in the sun on St. Pete Beach at the time of the accident. The injured sunbather has been identified as 23-year-old Robin Diffenderfer. The deputy who drove over the sunbather has been identified as Todd Brien. Brien has been with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office for over 10 years, according to officials with…

The Fourth of July is one of the most widely celebrated holidays in the United States. People gather together for family gatherings, parties with friends, Independence Day fireworks, and other types of celebrations. The Fourth of July is also a weekend in which more car accidents occur on roadways and elsewhere than on any other holiday during the year. It is also the holiday in which a higher rate of other types of injury causing accidents occur. The top five…

The ABCs of Adult Supervision of Pools and Children: Keeping Kids Safe in Pools and a Beaches There is a regularly used adage that it takes a village to raise a child. In fact, it does take a coordinated effort of a village to keep kids safe when swimming at a pool or playing at the beach in the summertime. In this regard, there are ABCs of adult supervision of pools, baches, and children during the summer. While parents are…

When 21-year-old Gregory Minetti began having trouble coming ashore during a storm near Newport, RI, his 23-year-old friend jumped in to try to save him. He drowned instead. Nicholas Napolitano, 23, died Sunday in Newport in an attempt to save a friend from drowning. The incident began when the 21-year-old jumped from a rocky ledge into the roiling water, but immediately began struggling in the 6-8-foot waves. Instead of waiting for the firefighters, who had recently been summoned, Napolitano jumped…

Lou Rosso, a 70-year-old Egg Harbor Township man, jumped into the waters off Michigan Avenue in Atlantic City recently when he saw two children struggling in the water. The accident, which took place about a half-hour after lifeguards had left for the day. Rosso jumped into the water and kept the 10-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy afloat long enough to get them rescued. In the process, he became fatigued and very close to being a drowning victim himself. Although he…