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Man in Critical Condition after Being Struck by a Fire Truck

A homeless man is in critical condition after he was run over by a St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue truck. The incident took place at the fire station on Fourth Avenue South in St. Petersburg, Florida.

The victim, Ted Allen Lenox, 41, was run over by the truck sometime Thursday afternoon, September 24, 2009. He was immediately transported to Bayfront Medical Center where he was treated for injuries and remained in critical condition, according to St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue spokesperson Lt. Joel Granata.

According to reports, Lenox was laying in front of the bay doors to the fire station when the truck was being dispatched to another accident. Neither the medical technician Jason Springer nor paramedic David Bucholz saw Lenox before pulling out of the fire station. Apparently the undercarriage of the fire truck caught Lenox’s body and pushed him forward. At that point the rear wheels of the truck ran over his legs.

According to Granata, Springer and Bucholz were upset over the incident.  “They go out and save lives every day,” said Granata. “The last thing they want to do is cause any type of injury.”

Authorities report that alcohol may be a factor. Lenox appeared to have been inebriated at the time of the accident.

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