A 5-year-old girl was hospitalized in serious condition Wednesday after being run over on an Orange County street.

  • Girl, 5, hospitalized after being run over in east Orange County
  • Girl was playing and ran out in front of vehicle, troopers say
  • She was airlifted to hospital; FHP says she's in stable condition

The incident happened at about 4:20 p.m. near Abney Avenue and Nachez Street in the Wedgefield neighborhood.

According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, a 2007 four-door Toyota driven by Jose Garcia, 18, of Orlando was heading northbound on Abney as three children played in the front yard of a home there.

For some reason, troopers said, the 5-year-old Orlando girl ran out in front of the Toyota. She was struck and run over.

The girl was airlifted to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and was in serious but stable condition.

Garcia was not hurt.

The crash is under investigation.