ORLANDO, FL : Teen recalls hit-and-run crash that left friend in critical condition on Tuesday, February 14th 2017

A girl is in critical but stable condition after she was hit by a car on Dean Road on Tuesday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The driver, now identified as 19-year-old Travis Johnson, fled into some nearby woods before an Orange County Sheriff's Office K-9 unit apprehended him, troopers said. The car and the license plate had been reported stolen. Johnson claims he bought the 2001 Ford Explorer for $300. The teen had active warrants out for his arrest and will face multiple charges in connection with Tuesday's incident, officials said.

Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Kim Montes said officials believe Johnson was trying to pass another vehicle when he steered onto the sidewalk and hit a girl who was walking home from school.

A boy she was with, Jackson Wells, was also grazed, but not seriously injured, Montes said.

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Teen recalls hit-and-run crash that left friend in critical condition