Overview
- Benjamin Fottler, 50, was arrested at his residence on a warrant tied to a Dec. 11, 2025 crash that injured a 15-year-old student in Casselberry.
- He is charged with leaving the scene, failing to render aid, and failing to report the crash, and prosecutors have filed felony counts due to the severity of the injuries.
- Authorities say the crash occurred on State Road 436 as Landon Cates was riding a scooter to school, and a witness stopped to help after the driver left.
- According to an arrest report, Fottler told police he believed he hit a traffic sign while taking his daughter to daycare and did not stop.
- Fottler is held at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on $20,000 bond, while Cates wears a back brace, remains out of school, and awaits word on possible surgery.