ORLANDO, Fla. – Troopers are asking for the public’s help identifying a driver who fatally hit a 19-year-old man in Orlando and fled the scene, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The FHP obtained video footage of the incident from April 2 and shared it on social media Saturday, hoping new information comes in to find the driver. [TRENDING: 2 killed in Lake County crash after hitting tree| Killer ID’d in FedEx mass shooting | Unemployment claim disqualifies Disney cast member for 5 months] A car traveling south on Orange Avenue hit the man and drove off, troopers said in an original release.
The victim, identified by a public information officer for FHP as Anthony Mejias, was taken to a hospital where he died on April 3.