Man in wheelchair, dog, killed in hit-and-run crash in Orlando, FHP says

ORLANDO, Fla. – A man in a wheelchair and a dog were killed in a hit-and-run crash in Orlando, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The crash happened around 9 p.m. Thursday on Lee Road and Adanson Street. According to an FHP report, a 2021 Lexus ES traveling eastbound ran off the road, struck the curbed median and hit two adults and a dog standing there.

Debris from the wheelchair struck a 2006 Toyota Tacoma that was stopped in the westbound left-turn lane. The Tacoma’s driver, a 20-year-old Orlando man, was not seriously injured, troopers said.

FHP said the Lexus fled the scene eastbound after the collision and the suspected vehicle was later found unoccupied in a nearby parking lot with damage consistent with the crash.

The man in the wheelchair and the dog were pronounced dead at the scene. A woman who was with the man was taken to the hospital in stable but critical condition.

The case remains an active criminal investigation.

Anyone with information about the crash was asked to call FHP by dialing *FHP (*347) or CrimeLine at 1-800-423-TIPS (1-800-423-8477), according to the release.