A Georgia couple is suing for more than $2 million in a lawsuit where they claim the husband was ran over by the wheel of a pickup truck being driven by an Orange Beach lifeguard in July 2024.

Mark and Christine Kelemen say they were relaxing on the beach when an Orange Beach lifeguard, Erik Nathaniel Mason, ran over Mark Kelemen with an F-150 pickup truck causing severe injuries. The Kelemens are seeking a jury trial.

"Plaintiffs were sitting on beach chairs, conversing with each other, when the city's employee, Mason, got into his city-issued Ford F-150, and without checking his surroundings, turned the truck and ran over Mr. Kelemen as he was sitting on the beach next to his wife," the filing states. "The front of the city's vehicle hit Kelemen, and the front tire ran over the top of Kelemen's hips, low back, abdomen, and arm, severely injuring him."

The Kelemens claim proper policies and procedures for operating a vehicle on city beaches were not followed by Mason blaming his alleged neglect for Mark Kelemen's injuries.

Mark Kelemen is seeking $1 million for his injuries he claims Mason caused, $50,000 in special damages for medical expenses and $500,000 for future medical expenses arising from these injuries. He's also seeking compensation for lost wages since and wants those damages to be decided by a jury.

Christine Keleman is seeking $500,000 "for her past, present and future consortium damages arising out of her husband's physical injuries and permanent limitations" as well as her personal injuries from the incident.

Chubb National Insurance, the holder of policies on the Kelemens' vehicles, is also a defendant in the complaint. The Kelemens claim since Mason was an underinsured driver, their primary carrier, Chubb, should cover them "against such perils as being injured and/or damaged by uninsured and underinsured motorists as well as other insurance coverages."

This is one of many lawsuits the city is involved in, including a federal lawsuit over bodycam footage on an alleged domestic violence incident reportedly involving Mayor Tony Kennon on Labor Day in 2024, which he denies. The school system faces a lawsuit filed stemming from when a former Blue Angels pilot was told his out-of-district kids could no longer attend city schools.