Two men from Tennessee visiting the Orlando area were shot while driving on Interstate 4 near Deltona on Wednesday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Troopers were notified of the shooting by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred at 8:47 p.m.
According to trooper Migdalisis Garcia, a 61-year-old man and a 19-year-old passenger, both from Tennessee, were traveling east on I-4 in their 2017 Mercedes Benz when a sport utility vehicle or pickup behind them started flashing its high beam lights at them.
The Tennessee driver moved into the center lane to get out of the unknown SUV/pickup’s way. That vehicle then fired a shot at the Mercedes Benz as it passed, Garcia said.
The suspect vehicle fled.
The bullet went through the driver’s window, and struck the 61-year-old driver and his 19-year-old passenger, Garcia said. The men were transported to HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Garcia said.
The 61-year-old driver from Gray, Tennessee, and the 19-year-old from Jonesborough, Tennessee, were visiting Orlando and were leaving when they were shot.