Northpinellas: Girl on skates hospitalized

Home

Tampa Bay columnists
Mary Jo Melone
Howard Troxler

News Sections
Action
Arts &
Entertainment
Business
Citrus County
Columnists
Floridian
Hernando County
Obituaries
Opinion
Pasco County
State
Tampa Bay
World & Nation

Featured areas
AP The Wire
Alive!
Area Guide
Auto
Classifieds
Comics & Games
Employment
Health
Forums
Lottery
Movies
Police Report
Real Estate
Sports
Stocks
Weather
What's New
Wheelfinder

Weekly Sections
Home & Garden
Perspective
Taste
Tech Times
Travel
Weekend

Other Sections
Buccaneers
College Football
Devil Rays
Lightning
Ongoing Stories
Photo Reprints
Photo Review
Seniority
Web Specials
Ybor City

Market Info
Advertise with the Times

Contact Us
All Departments

Girl on skates hospitalized

By Times staff writer

DUNEDIN -- A 15-year-old girl wearing inline skates was taken by helicopter to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg on Monday after she was found on the ground having a seizure, authorities said.

It was unclear Monday night whether the girl, Brittany Smith, was injured when she fell off her skates or if she suffered solely from a seizure, said Pinellas sheriff's Sgt. Greg Tita. No address was available for Smith.

The girl was transferred to All Children's Hospital. The girl's family asked that no information about her condition be released.

A passer-by called authorities at 10:31 a.m. after seeing the girl on the ground at Belcher Road and State Road 580, said Scott Magness, a Dunedin Fire Department deputy chief.

She was not wearing a helmet, Magness said, but did not appear to have serious injuries. Nevertheless, she was flown by helicopter because she was having seizures, Magness said.