DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A 3-year-old running across a street near a Florida beach was hit by a Jeep on Saturday, sparking a DUI arrest after witnesses reported drinking.

Deputies with the Volusia Sheriff’s Office say they responded to a Daytona Beach beachside parking lot off University Boulevard at 4:14 p.m. Saturday for reports of a toddler struck by a Jeep.

Witnesses told responding deputies that a 3-year-old was running across traffic lanes from the ocean when he darted in front of the Jeep and was struck at a low speed.

The toddler was reportedly transported to Halifax Health Medical Center as a trauma alert, due to his age, and was discharged shortly after with minor injuries.

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The driver, 36-year-old Brock Winkler of Lakeland, remained at the scene. However, there were questions surrounding his sobriety.

Multiple witnesses alleged that Winkler had been drinking before the crash, and provided a photo of scattered empty beer cans left behind where the car was parked.

A DUI investigation was initiated, and a field sobriety test was administered, leading to deputies finding probable cause to book Winkler for DUI with serious bodily injury and refusal to submit to DUI testing.