LAKE MARY, Fla. — A Florida teen is accused of driving “recklessly” through a high school parking lot while another student rode on top of the vehicle, authorities said.
Hunter Grey Hamilton, 19, of Sanford, was arrested on Wednesday and faces charges for reckless driving and culpable negligence, according to Seminole County online court records.
Both are second-degree misdemeanors.
Hamilton and the other student, who is a juvenile, were identified as students who attend Lake Mary High School in Lake Mary, court records show.
According to an arrest report, at 1:35 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Hamilton was in his Infinity G37 while the other student was sitting on the roof of his vehicle. Deputies said that Hamilton “excessively accelerated his vehicle out of its parking space” and into a lane at a high rate of speed.
Deputies said that Hamilton then attempted to make a right turn into another lane and lost control of his vehicle and hit the left rear bumper of a GMC Arcadia.
The Arcadia, which was attempting to back out of a parking space, hit a Tesla Model 3 that was unoccupied, the arrest report stated.
One of the occupants of the Arcadia struck his head on the driver’s window, suffering a contusion, according to the report.
The student on the roof slid down the front of Hamilton’s vehicle and fled the scene, deputies said.
Videos circulating on social media appear to show the parking lot incident.
In a statement, Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma said his department will have “zero tolerance” for these kinds of incidents.
“The incident that occurred at Lake Mary High School on Wednesday is simply unacceptable and will not be tolerated,” Lemma said. “Not only was this event reckless, but it was also an incredibly dangerous activity that put multiple lives in immediate danger. The end of the school year is a time of the year we often see stunts like these increase. We will have zero tolerance for these incidents, and individuals who engage in activities like this should expect severe consequences, including arrests from school resource deputies and officers.”
Seminole County Public Schools spokesperson Katherine Crnkovich called the incident an “incredibly reckless display of driving.”
“This behavior is not acceptable,” Crnkovich said. “These types of behaviors can lead to serious injury and harm to persons and property and are unnecessary.”
Hamilton is expected in court on May 17, online records show.
