SAFETY HARBOR, Fla — Two firefighters were injured after a car crashed into a Pinellas County fire station Friday morning.
According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (PCSO), the vehicle crashed into a fire station on the 3000 block of McMullen Booth Road in Safety Harbor around 9 a.m.
Two male firefighters were hit during the crash. They have been identified as Ryan Craig, 36, and Joseph Hans, 50.
Officials said this morning, a Pinellas County Deputy saw a disabled car on the side of McMullen Booth Road. The driver was identified at 63-year-old Malinda White.
Law enforcement said the White's transmission wasn’t working, but the deputy was able to help put the car in neutral, and attempted to push the car to a safer location.
White was instructed to turn into the Chi Chi Rodriguez Driving Range, north of State Road 580.
White bypassed the turn she was supposed to make, and officials said that’s when she turned and crashed into Safety Harbor Fire Station 53, saying her brakes weren’t working.
The Safety Harbor Fire Chief said five firefighters were washing an emergency vehicle in the driveway of the fire station, and the two were it.
Hans is in serious but stable condition and was airlifted via helicopter to the hospital. Craig sustained non-life-threatening injuries and is being treated.
“We are a tight knit group…there's 30 firefighters here at safety harbor fire department and this is truly affecting everybody," said Safety Harbor Fire Chief, Andrew Hawkins.
The Safety Harbor Fire Department has organized a GoFundMe has been started to support Hans.
White was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
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