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Lake Nona Honors 13-Year-Old Killed in Mother's Day E-Scooter Crash

Troopers opened a traffic homicide case, prompting local leaders to propose new protections for kids who ride e-scooters and e-bikes.

Overview

  • The Lake Nona community gathered Friday, May 15, at Heroes Community Park for a flag football night that became a memorial for Colton Remsburg.
  • Troopers say the 13-year-old entered eastbound lanes on Moss Park Road outside a marked crosswalk when a 2021 Ram 1500 struck him near Savannah Pines Drive.
  • He was taken to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital in critical condition and died days later, which triggered a delayed-fatality traffic homicide review by Florida Highway Patrol.
  • The driver, a 35-year-old man from Panama City Beach, was not injured and remained at the scene, according to the FHP.
  • Youth sports leaders and local officials say they will push for safer crossings and clearer rules for young riders, with meetings already underway with an Orlando city commissioner.