FHP said a 2017 Nissan Rogue was traveling north on Powers Road when the teen, who was walking north on the sidewalk, entered the travel lane into the direct path of the vehicle.<\/p>\n
The teen was struck and taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital in serious condition.<\/p>\n
The driver, a 53-year-old Orlando woman, was not transported and remained at the scene, troopers said.<\/p>\n
Witness John Dupuy said the crash was captured on his dash camera.<\/p>\n
\u201cThree kids standing on the sidewalk ran right in front of her. The other two kids said he was running from a dog. The dog was behind the fence,\u201d Dupuy said.<\/p>\n
Dupuy said he called 911 and ran out to help while the victim was surrounded by two friends.<\/p>\n
\u201cI kept telling them, leave him laid down, keep him, keep him on the ground because he\u2019s banged up, you know, you don\u2019t get up and move around because it just makes it worse,\u201d Dupuy said.<\/p>\n
Channel 9 asked the driver involved how she was doing.<\/p>\n
\u201cVery bad. Very sad,\u201d she replied.<\/p>\n
FHP said the investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n
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