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OCOEE, Fla. – A Central Florida family is demanding accountability and processing a new reality after their 13-year-old son, Ryan Reyes, was seriously injured in a caught-on-camera hit-and-run collision.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred while Ryan was doing what many teenage boys do: riding his skateboard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The backstory:<\/p>\n
Ryan was navigating the intersection of Peters Avenue and 12th Avenue when a white pickup truck ran over him, using both the front and back tires.<\/p>\n
Surveillance footage from a neighbor\u2019s security camera captured the traumatic event. In the moments before the collision.<\/p>\n
What happened next has stunned the Ocoee community.\u00a0<\/p>\n
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX LOCAL APP<\/a><\/p>\n The driver of the white truck stopped, exited her vehicle, and walked around to the side where Ryan was lying on the pavement. The video shows her looking down at the injured teen, then turning around, getting back in her truck, and driving away.<\/p>\n Ryan\u2019s family shared that the teen suffered significant injuries including a brain clot, a fractured hip, and a broken collarbone.<\/p>\n Ryan Reyes, 13, was severely injured after being run over by a white pickup truck while riding his skateboard at the intersection of Peters and 12th Avenue in Ocoee. [Credit: Reyes family] <\/p>\n Following an investigation, Ocoee Police identified the driver as 49-year-old Elizabeth Gonzalez-Vasquez.\u00a0<\/p>\n Elizabeth Gonzalez-Vasquez <\/p>\n She was arrested and charged with hit-and-run involving serious bodily injury.<\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n Ryan Reyes\u2019 mother said she feared the worst after witnessing the crash that left her son seriously injured.<\/p>\n “The first thing I thought was they killed my son. The impact was so bad. I heard his bones crack,” said Arlett Locano.<\/p>\n Locano said she tried to get help from the driver after the crash but claims the woman did not respond.<\/p>\n SIGN-UP FOR FOX 35’S BREAKING NEWS, DAILY NEWS NEWSLETTERS<\/a><\/p>\n “I screamed at the lady to help, but she didn\u2019t do anything,” Locano said. “She got out of her truck, saw my son, and left.”<\/p>\n Locano said she was shocked by the driver\u2019s reaction.<\/p>\n “I don\u2019t understand how the lady could be so cold and not have a heart,” she said. “She knew what she did and did not listen to me.”<\/p>\n Reyes remains hospitalized with serious injuries, according to his mother.<\/p>\n “He is not doing well,” Locano said. “His collarbones and hips are cracked and he is not able to do anything by himself.”<\/p>\n What’s next:<\/p>\n Ryan faces a long and challenging road to recovery. The extensive nature of his physical injuries means he is currently unable to attend school. His family has begun the process of transitioning him to homeschooling as he heals.<\/p>\n To help manage the mounting medical bills associated with his care, the community has rallied to support the teen, and a GoFundMe page has been set up for those who wish to contribute to Ryan\u2019s medical expenses.<\/p>\n Click here to access the GoFundMe.<\/a><\/p>\n The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the Ocoee Police Department and Ryan Reyes\u2019 mother, Arlett Locano.<\/p>\n Seminole County News<\/a>Ocoee<\/a>Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OCOEE, Fla. – A Central Florida family is demanding accountability and processing a new reality after their 13-year-old…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188346,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[630,47,115,7820,1335,139,141,140,1014,628],"class_list":["post-188345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-crime-publicsafety","tag-fl","tag-news","tag-ocoee","tag-orange-county","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-seminole-county","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wofl-elizabeth-gonzalez-vasquez.jpg\")
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