‘You Just Hit My F—ing Nephew!’: Florida Cop Who Rammed Into 8-Year-Old On Dirt Bike Confronted By Frantic Family Who Witnessed the Accident, Bodycam Footage Shows

An 8-year-old is recovering from multiple brain surgeries after a Sarasota, Florida, patrol officer rammed into him with his police cruiser as the boy rode his motorbike. Sarasota police have released bodycam footage from the unidentified officer involved in the October 28 tragedy. He has been placed on restrictive administrative duty pending the completion of an investigation led by the Florida Highway Patrol. Florida man frantically reacts after cop plows into 8-year-old child. (Sarasota police screengrab) The officer had just left another call for service when he runs into the boy on a dirt bike. Just before the accident, the officer can be seen coming to a rolling stop at a stop sign, an offense that generally warrants traffic ticket. “Oh, f—!” he responds after realizing what has just happened. Police say the boy entered the intersection in front of the cop’s vehicle. He’s first seen on the bodycam footage lying in the road, motionless. “You just hit my f—ing nephew!” one man says repeatedly as frantic witnesses — screaming, crying and praying — surround Gerald’s body. The cop is soon joined by other officers administering medical attention to the youth. One man shouts at the officer who hit Gerald,...