Overview
- The incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. Saturday on E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway near Cross Prairie Parkway when a silver SUV stopped and the woman entered believing it was her ride.
- Deputies say the driver made unwanted sexual comments, refused to let her out, and accelerated as she tried to exit, causing her to fall from the moving vehicle.
- After escaping, the victim ran to the Rebel gas station at 2294 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, where a clerk called 911 at 4:08 a.m.
- The suspect is described as a possibly Hispanic man in his early to mid-30s with a handlebar mustache, wearing a black T-shirt over a white undershirt and a black baseball cap, and driving a silver SUV.
- Anyone with information is asked to contact the Osceola County Sheriff's Office at 407-348-2222 or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS, with anonymous tips accepted.