German shepherd killed after escaping into Florida road; driver under investigation
Titus, a family’s German shepherd, was killed by a silver truck in Port St Lucie, Florida, after he and another dog escaped over their garden fence and ran into the road. The driver continued on without stopping, and local animal control is investigating the incident as a hit and run.
Michelle and Dillon Baker say footage shows the truck hit Titus and keep driving, dragging him down the road. They used GPS trackers to search for the dogs but found Titus dead; the couple say their two young children are struggling with his loss, and their other dog, Gypsy, has been affected too.
- Titus was killed after escaping into a road in Florida.
- Surveillance footage shows the truck continuing after the collision.
- Animal control is investigating the hit and run.
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Port St Lucie is a city on Florida’s Atlantic coast, where local animal control services deal with reports involving pets and public safety. Dogs that get out of a garden can be at risk from nearby traffic, and drivers are expected to stop after a collision involving an animal.
Michelle and Dillon Baker say their German shepherd, Titus, and another dog escaped over their garden fence and ran into a road. The driver’s actions are being investigated as a possible hit and run, while the family has described the effect of Titus’s death on their children and their other dog.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Family slams driver who ran over their pet German shepherd after dog jumped garden fence and ran out into road”.