ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A 48-year-old Casselberry man was struck and killed Sunday night in Orange County when a driver struck his wheelchair and fled the scene, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The fatal wreck happened around 9 p.m. on State Road 436 near State Road 50, east of downtown Orlando.
The FHP said a vehicle, described by a witness as a dark-colored sedan, was southbound on S.R. 436 and struck the man, who was traveling west in a wheelchair and was not in a marked crosswalk.
Video released by the FHP showed the moment the vehicle hit the man in the wheelchair.
The man was taken to a hospital and was pronounced dead, the FHP said.
The sedan took off after the crash, according to an FHP crash report.
The FHP said the vehicle is possible a dark-colored sedan or coupe.
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Anyone with information about the wreck is asked to call FHP at *347 or Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.
An investigation is ongoing.