Boy, 5, taken to hospital after being hit by car

Times staff writer

© St. Petersburg Times, published February 16, 2000

NEW PORT RICHEY -- A 5-year-old boy ran into the path of a car on Marine Parkway on Tuesday and was hit, police said.

The boy, who was identified as Tyler Muehlnickel of Port Richey, was playing at a Marine Parkway home when he darted in front of a car driven by Albert Chianese, 78, police said.

The boy was taken to Community Hospital just a few blocks away, said Sgt. Scott Baker of the New Port Richey Police. He was conscious and talking, but when he complained of stomach pain, the boy was taken by helicopter to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Baker said.

The boy's condition was unavailable at press time Tuesday night.

Chianese was not charged.

Girl, 13, stabbed in fight near her Dade City home

DADE CITY -- A 13-year-old Dade City girl was stabbed in the side Tuesday afternoon during a fight, the Dade City Police Department said.

The girl, whose name police had not released as of press time, was airlifted to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa.

The girl's injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. She was alert and talking as paramedics took her on a gurney out of her apartment at 37130 Main Ave.

The stabbing occurred around 5:30 p.m. in a parking lot on Main Avenue, one block east of the girl's apartment, police said. The girl walked home after she was stabbed.

The girl was stabbed by a 16-year-old girl, Chief Phil Thompson said. Police were still looking for the suspect and the weapon late Tuesday.

"At this point we're still trying to piece everything together," Thompson said, adding that police were still trying to determine the motive for the stabbing.

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