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A sergeant with the Bartow Police Department is in the hospital after getting struck by a minivan while responding to another crash Sunday night, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
“And out of nowhere, somebody from the opposite direction just comes,” said Billy Adams. “I don’t know if they weren’t paying attention or if they didn’t see him, but they hit the sergeant. He goes up in the air, unfortunately, he falls.”
Adams said he and his girlfriend were the victims of the initial hit-and-run that started the chaotic turn of events as they were returning from a wedding.
round 7:10 p.m., Bartow police responded to a hit-and-run crash at 1050 Van Fleet Drive East, in front of a Walmart.
“As I’m turning left, in the corner of my eye, I see something closing in,” Adams recalled. “Basically unnatural and not normal, so I reach out, because I feel like somebody’s about to hit me.”
Adams said a large black SUV hit him, then ran.
“I saw half — his forehead and his eyes, and then he just dipped,” Adams said. “You could hear the gas where the tires screeched a little bit, and then he took off.”
During the investigation, the sergeant was struck by the minivan.
“I’ve never seen anything like that in my life,” Adams said. “To experience that firsthand, it’s definitely different and jarring.”
Authorities said the sergeant suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.
Polk County Fire Rescue confirmed two patients were transported to a nearby hospital due to a crash.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Source: wfla
