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Daytona Beach crash: child hurt, others injured after car drives on beach, crashes into ocean

By FOX 35 News Staff
Published  July 24, 2022 5:39pm EDT
Volusia County
FOX 35 Orlando

Multiple people injured after car drives through toll booth into the ocean

Multiple beachgoers, including a child, were hurt after a car slammed through a toll booth and drove into the ocean in Daytona Beach.

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Multiple injuries have been reported at Daytona Beach after a driver struck a toll booth and drove onto the beach, before crashing into the ocean Sunday, according to Volusia County Beach Patrol.

Spokesperson Tammy Malphurs told FOX 35 that the driver may have experienced a medical episode prior to the crash, though that is still under investigation. She said the driver was approaching the beach from International Speedway, struck a toll booth, and then drove onto the beach and into the water.

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A driver crashed into Daytona Beach and into the ocean Sunday afternoon, possibly due to a medical episode. Officials said a child was struck and taken to the hospital. Unclear on other injuries. (FOX 35 Orlando)

A child was struck while in the water and transported to the hospital, she said. The extent of the child's injuries were not immediately known. 

According to the Volusia County EMS union, a total of four people were injured including two trauma alerts.

Vehicle drives onto Daytona Beach, crashes into ocean; multiple injuries reported

Volusia County Beach Patrol says a driver struck a toll booth and drove onto Daytona Beach, injuring multiple people Sunday evening.

The incident happened around 5 p.m.

Video shared with FOX 35 showed a crowd of people surrounding a vehicle that appeared to be on the beach and partly in the ocean. In the video, one person can be heard saying "my baby, my baby."

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