Overview
- The crash occurred just before 9 p.m. Thursday near Lee Road and Adanson Street, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
- Troopers say a 2021 Lexus ES veered onto a raised median and struck two adults and a dog who were standing there.
- The man in a wheelchair and the dog died at the scene, and a woman was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center in stable but critical condition.
- The Lexus left the scene and was later found abandoned in a nearby parking lot with damage consistent with the collision as investigators work to determine who was driving.
- Debris from the wheelchair hit a pickup stopped in a turn lane, whose 20-year-old driver was uninjured, and authorities have withheld victim identities pending next-of-kin notification while asking for tips to *FHP or CrimeLine at 1-800-423-TIPS.