By WESH
Authorities say a Kansas woman who was run over by a Beach Patrol pickup truck in central Florida is making a quick recovery.
Florida Highway Patrol said Erin Michelle Joynt, 33, is doing better than expected. FHP first thought the woman was in critical condition, but said her condition has greatly approved since Sunday.
FHP Sgt. Kim Montes said Joynt, of Wichita, Kan., was sunbathing on the beach when just after 10 a.m. when she was struck by a patrol truck.
Rescuers rushed Joynt to the Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach.
Volusia County spokesman Dave Byron said the driver, Thomas Moderie, 21, is a part-time seasonal lifeguard who has been with the county for five years.
He had been flagged down by someone reporting broken glass on the shore and was driving to deal with that when he struck Joynt.
Joynt was hit when the guard attempted to turn his vehicle around. Officials said speed was not a factor in the crash.
Byron said Moderie "just didn't see the woman." Per standard procedure, Moderie will undergo drug testing.
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This story originally appeared on wesh.com. WESH is the NBC News affiliate in Orlando.
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