Jeep Beach wraps up in Volusia County with enjoyable — and renewed security considerations

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla – Jeep Beach brings 1000’s of holiday makers to Volusia County yearly, and this 12 months was no totally different. But through the celebration this weekend, Volusia County deputies say a 3-year-old was hit by a automobile on the seashore.

It was a sea of Jeeps on the sand as Jeep Beach 2026 wrapped up in Volusia County, with organizers anticipating about 14,000 Jeep’s to drive up and down the shoreline. Jeep Beach CEO Charlene Greer stated about 200,000 individuals come to Daytona through the 10-day occasion, bringing an estimated $500 million financial affect to native companies and the neighborhood.

Greer stated the affect additionally helps charities throughout Central Florida. She stated the occasion, now in its twenty third 12 months and in its eighth as a nonprofit, has raised greater than $5 million to provide again. She says that sense of giving and enjoyable is what brings individuals collectively annually.

Still, questions on security had been entrance and heart after the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office stated a 3-year-old was hit Saturday afternoon within the designated seashore visitors lane, the place the velocity restrict is 10 mph. Deputies stated the kid bumped into the lane and was struck.

A witness, Cynthia Valente Brown, stated she noticed emergency crews rush to the world and realized it was critical as sirens and seashore patrol items moved rapidly alongside the shoreline. Brown stated the incident is a reminder for drivers and fogeys to remain alert, particularly with young children close to transferring automobiles.

Deputies did find yourself issuing a DUI as they found the driving force was ingesting earlier than getting behind the wheel. VCSO stated the kid is recovering and has been launched from the hospital.

Greer and deputies are urging everybody to comply with seashore driving legal guidelines, watch kids carefully and keep conscious so the occasion can stay secure for households.