Man in wheelchair, dog dead after hit-and-run in Orange County

Driver sought in Orlando hit-run-crash killing man, dog

A driver was traveling eastbound on Lee Road when he ran off the road and hit a man, woman and a dog who were standing on the curbed median, killing the man and dog. Now authorities are searching for the driver. 

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A man in a wheelchair and a dog were killed Thursday in a hit-and-run crash in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash happened just before 9 p.m., March 19, near the intersection of Lee Road and Adanson Street in Orlando.

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A driver was traveling eastbound on Lee Road when he ran off the road and hit a man, woman and a dog who were standing on the curbed median, according to the FHP report.

Debris from the wheelchair hit a Toyota Tacoma that was stopped in the turn lane on Lee Road, FHP said.

A man in a wheelchair and a dog were killed in a hit-and-run crash in Orange County on March 19, 2026, according to Florida Highway Patrol. 

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The man in the wheelchair and the dog were declared dead at the scene. A woman was taken to the hospital in stable but critical condition, according to FHP.

‘Leaving the scene of the crash’

The driver left the scene after the crash, FHP said. An unoccupied vehicle with "damage consistent with the crash" was later found unoccupied in a nearby parking lot, according to investigators.

What's next:

FHP said investigators are collecting evidence to determine who was driving the vehicle at the time of the crash.

"This is a very active criminal investigation," FHP told FOX 35. "Charges will not be made until the entire traffic homicide investigation is complete."

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call FHP at *347 or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.