A student was rushed to Orlando Regional Medical Center after being run over by a black Ford Edge behind Knight’s Pub on Saturday night, officials said.
Keegan Algate, 19, who was visiting UCF from the University of Florida, was exiting Knight’s Pub when he was stuck by what witnesses described as a black Ford Edge.
“Witnesses told troopers that a black Ford Edge struck him and left the scene,” Kim Montes, Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman, said. “No tag number was obtained and troopers have not located a suspect vehicle.”
Friends of the victim are asking for help identifying the vehicle and driver during the alleged incident. Frank Trump, a freshman majoring in business, is a friend of the victim and told Knight News he couldn’t believe that this fun night ended at the hospital.
“I was completely shocked. You hear about this kind of stuff sometimes, but you never think it will actually happen to you or to someone close to you,” Trump said. “It was just really scary because the first thing I heard when I found out was that he was run over. I didn’t know the severity of the injuries or anything like that which made the whole situation even scarier.”
Trump said that he was inside the bar when he found out his friend had been struck by the car and was disgusted to find the driver fled the scene.
“I would tell [the driver] that they are a coward and are scum on this Earth,” Trump said. “To just drive off like that and not know if they just killed an 18-year-old kid or not… It’s honestly disgusting.”
Trump said that Algate has since been released from the hospital after receiving non-life threatening injuries.
“He is at home now. He said his back is hurting him really bad, and he dislocated his right ankle,” Trump said. “He also has scrapes and bruises on his upper body.”
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