Officer suspended for running over woman
JACKSONVILLE BEACH (AP) – A rookie police officer has been suspended for seven days for running over a woman sunbathing on a north Florida beach.
An internal affairs investigation released Wednesday by the Jacksonville Beach Police Department concluded that Officer Lewis Keller was negligent and at fault for the May 1 accident.
Keller was making a U-turn in his sport utility vehicle when he rolled over 41-year-old Anne Marie Giffin of Jacksonville. Investigators said Keller and another man lifted the SUV off Giffin while other people pulled her out.
Giffin was treated for a broken pelvis and ribs, along with head and spinal injuries.