Florida motorcyclist ‘cooked’ after being hit by special forces at gas station, lawyer says | US News

A Florida motorcyclist is fighting for his life, his lawyers say, after he was assigned by police to a gas station, which caused an “explosion.” horror” made him survive.

Jean Barreto suffered third-degree burns on 75% of his body in the incident that occurred on February 27 when he refueled his dirt bike at a Wawa gas station in Orlando, law firm NeJame said in a statement. on Wednesday.

An Osceola County sheriff allegedly rammed the 26-year-old from behind, knocked him and his motorcycle to the ground and spilled gasoline, the statement said.

At least three other officers arrived at the scene, and one of them fired a volley gun at the motorcyclist, triggering a “fireball” and “submerging almost his entire body.” me in a sea of ​​fire and about half the body of another deputy minister.”

This fireball, reckless, foolish, unnecessary and deadly, resulted in a terrifying explosion that engulfed two people and suffered minor burns to two other deputies, the lawyers said.

They said the motorcyclist was “still receiving potentially life-saving treatment but in extreme pain” and that “he had almost no skin left, his skin had been burned”.

Attorneys say he will be placed in a medically induced coma over the next few days, as he undergoes a further round of treatment at Orlando Health, where tissue is growing from a patch. 4 inch unburnt skin for grafting.

“While being cooked alive, Mr. Barreto suffered third-degree burns about 75% of his body, from the front and back from his feet to his neck,” they said.

In February, NBC News affiliate WESH reported that the sheriff’s office said the incident began when police received a call about a group of motorcyclists pointing guns at people.

Mr. Barreto is believed to have fled from a fixed stop and officers said they later found him at a Wawa gas station.