Eight West Boca Raton High Students Injured in Orlando Hit-and-Run Crash
Eight students from West Boca Raton Community High School's debate team were injured in a hit-and-run crash in Orlando, Florida, on Friday night. The incident occurred on University Boulevard, near Technological Avenue, as the students were walking from their hotel to a pizza restaurant near the University of Central Florida campus. Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reported that a 2007 Honda Fit struck a 2020 Honda Civic from behind, which then veered and hit the group of pedestrians. The Honda Fit also struck a 2025 Honda Civic before its driver fled the scene. Witnesses provided a tag number, leading FHP to locate the abandoned vehicle in a hotel parking lot. Seven of the injured students were hospitalized, with one initially in trauma alert, while one student refused transport. Seven students have since returned home, with one remaining hospitalized, according to Principal Edmund Capitano. The students were in Orlando to participate in the Constellation Speech and Debate Tournament.
