Police in Florida Say a Woman Runs Over Her Daughter and Seriously Hurts Her Near the School Drop-off Line

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol says that on Monday, a 12-year-old girl was run over by her mother near Booker Middle School in Sarasota.

Police said the girl dropped some markers and pens when she got out of a black SUV that was parked on a street in front of the school near the drop-off line but not on or inside the school.

The girl’s mother didn’t see her daughter bend down under the car to get the things, so the mother pulled the car forward and ran over the girl.

The child was flown to the hospital, where their injuries were very bad, the FHP said.

The school district said in an email that it “encourages all families to follow district and school safety protocols and use the designated student pickup and drop-off areas on school campuses.”