Christian Garner: Florida teen KILLED INSTANTLY after pick-up truck dragged his inflatable from water
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA: Saturday, April 30 marked the last joy ride for an 18-year old boy. Christian Garner, 18, was killed instantly after a pick up truck pulled the inner tube he was on from the water and dumped it straight into a parking lot.
Pensacola Police got a call regarding a traffic-related injury call at around 7 pm. They reported to the Maritime Park and heard of a pick up truck pulling an inner tube from the retention pond.
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Sergeant Britney Sturgeon said that the driver pulled the tube from the bank of the pool to the parking lot. 18-year old Garner was still on the tube when it landed inside the lot, as explained by Sturgeon to WEARTV. She added, "This is a very heart-wrenching and unusual case. Very tragic. Just a straight tragedy, it’s very tragic all the way around.”
As per Sturgeon, an investigation is on going but more details will only be revealed in the days to come. Garner's mother, Cecilia, was mourning but gave a statement to Channel 3 on the death of her 18-year old. She said, "Christian was my baby boy. He was such a mama’s boy growing up. He loved working on cars, and he just started a new four-wheeler project." Cecilia added, "He loved to fish. He really loved his family, and we all love him so much. He was the best brother ever. My other two kids just lost their best friend."
Joshua, Christian's brother wrote a Facebook statement honoring the memory of his late sibling. He said, "As for people who don’t know my little brother christian has died in a tragic car accident. Please keep my family in your prayers as for this is a very hard time for us right now. rest in peace chris you were so loved by mom, sister, and me."
Other friends and family members also shared kind words online. One person wrote, "Not something you expect to wake up to and hear on the news. Christian worked for us for roughly a year. He was a super nice boy and hard worker. He was graduating high school this year and headed to the Air Force. Rest in peace kiddo."
Additionally, a GoFundMe page was created for Christian in order to help the family cover funeral expenses. The driver was in police custody as of Sunday for questioning but it is unknown if there will be any charges related to the incident.