A Safety Harbor Fire Department captain is back home after being hit by an SUV outside a fire station last week.
Capt. Joseph Hans, 50, and Firefighter/Paramedic Ryan Craig, 36, were struck while they were washing a fire truck Friday morning at Safety Harbor Fire Station 53 on McMullen Booth Road, WTSP reported.
Hans, who was flown to a trauma center, has a long road to recovery, fire officials wrote in a post on the department's Facebook page.
Craig has already reported back to work.
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office reported a 63-year-old driver was experiencing issues with her car near the fire station. The engine was running but her transmission was not working. They say a deputy was able to help put her car in neutral and then gave her car a push with his cruiser, advising her to pull over on the side of the road.
However, the driver reportedly lost control of the car and couldn't use the brakes. She plowed into the firehouse, where firefighters were washing a truck outside.
