Deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) are investigating a traffic crash involving an Indian Shores police officer who drove over a man lying on the beach in Indian Shores. The crash occurred at about 5:53 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2020 south the 193rd Avenue Beach Access.
Investigators say 27-year-old Officer Natasha Hindman was driving a fully marked 2018 Ford Explorer police cruiser. Officer Hindman drove west on the 193rd Avenue beach access and onto the beach in Indian Shores.
According to investigators, Officer Hindman turned southwest and had just started her beach patrol. As Officer Hindman drove along the sand at low speed, the left side tires of her cruiser drove over the hips of 66-year-old William Koziarz of Michigan, who was lying on the sand.
Officer Hindman stopped and immediately rendered aid until paramedics arrived.
Koziarz was transported to the trauma center at Bayfront Health in St. Petersburg with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.
Officer Hindman was not injured in the incident.
Investigators say neither speed nor impairment were factors in the crash.
The investigation continues.
Unbelievable. My husband had sand thrown all over him yesterday by a cop speeding on the beach on a 4 wheeler. They shouldn’t allow full size vehicles on the beach by any means.
Wow how did she not see the guy? Hmmmm makes no since
Cell phone maybe? She had to be distracted. I see a lawsuit here.
This should not have happened. So not necessary to have so many police on beach it’s a enormous waste of tax payers money.
Sitting in a gargantuan cushioned suv on sand, of course the driver wasn’t injured. Why even put that in the article?
I was wondering the same thing
Wow!!!! How terrible!!!
Cops are very very corrupt. I know they do bad stuff all the time get away with it. So I wouldn’t put it past her doing that purposely sick I tell you.
It is definitely a tragedy, or should I say accident please give the officer her chance to explain before casting judgement