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Boy in stable condition after falling out of truck
A 13-year-old boy was in stable condition Tuesday night after falling off the tailgate of his father's pick-up truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Trooper Jay Lieb, who worked the incident, said the boy's family was coming back from the beach. He and his mother were sitting in the back of the truck, holding onto some rafts. One started to blow away and the father "jerked the wheel" to help keep them in the truck, Lieb said.
The truck was traveling about 10 mph when the boy lost his balance and fell out. His head struck the pavement and he was flown to a hospital in Pensacola.
The accident happened in a neighborhood just off of Country Road 30A.
"Riding in the back of a pick-up with the tailgate down isn't wise," Lieb said. Charges are not likely to be filed.
"(There were) poor decisions, but nothing illegal," he added.
