ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 A Central Florida grandmother is demanding justice after deputies say a teenager intentionally ran over and killed her 17-year-old grandson in Orlando last November. <\/p>\n
The crash happened along Wakulla Way near West Oak Ridge Road. Investigators say a 17-year-old suspect is now under arrest in connection with the case.<\/p>\n
Ecstasy Mooty says her life changed in an instant when her grandson, 17-year-old Mikhail Cuba, was struck and killed while riding his e-bike in November along Wakulla Way near West Oak Ridge Road. <\/p>\n
The Florida Highway Patrol initially handled the crash investigation before turning it over to the sheriff\u2019s office homicide unit. According to the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office, surveillance video led investigators to believe the driver hit Cuba intentionally. <\/p>\n
\u201cI brought my family up here from Hollywood to give them a better life,\u201d Mooty said. \u201cAnd one little psycho that\u2019s like a rabid animal destroyed all that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Investigators say 17-year-old Elijah Emmans was arrested last week on a warrant for first-degree murder. Mooty says she recently saw the suspect in court and believes he showed no remorse.<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw who killed my grandson yesterday,\u201d Mooty said. \u201cHe had no remorse on his face. Not at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mooty also claims Emmans was part of a group that bullied Mikhail so severely that the teen eventually left Oak Ridge High School.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope they give him the death penalty,\u201d Mooty said. \u201cBecause the child you were is not yourself. You\u2019re not human anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
She says the loss also deeply affected her daughter \u2014 Mikhail\u2019s mother \u2014 who died in January after what Mooty describes as an accidental overdose.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe had a prescription, but yeah, she overdid it,\u201d Mooty said. \u201cDied in her sleep. And her heart was already broken.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, Mooty is calling for stronger safety measures in the area, including more surveillance cameras and closer monitoring of bullying on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cHey, how about some incentive for small business owners for better security?\u201d Mooty said. \u201cMore cameras?\u201d<\/p>\n
Mooty says she is now working again because she depleted her life savings paying for the funeral of both her grandson and daughter.<\/p>\n