Family and friends are searching for a missing 18-year-old who was last seen in Manatee County, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said he was traveling to Brevard County to visit family when he allegedly got out of the car.

Giovanni Pelletier, 18, was last seen on Friday, Aug. 1, according to family members. But some of his family say they have more questions than answers.

Here’s what we know so far from both the sheriff’s office and family members:

Pelletier was vacationing with two cousins — on his father’s side — in Englewood before leaving around 1:30 a.m. Friday to visit more family members in Mims, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies said he was traveling north on Interstate 75 when, his cousins said, he began acting erratically and got out of t

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