SAN ANTONIO – Robert Juarez, 75, is meant to escort his granddaughter down the aisle subsequent month, however his circle of relatives hopes he lives lengthy sufficient to return house after a up to date hit-and-run left him hospitalized and on a ventilator.
“We’re praying, and we’re hoping that he pulls through,” mentioned his daughter, Veronica Juarez.
She mentioned her Army veteran father has been hospitalized since Sept. 1.
“He says, ‘I don’t think I’m going to make it,’ said Veronica Juarez. “And I was like, ‘Dad, don’t say that.’”
According to San Antonio police, Robert Juarez used to be the use of his motorized wheelchair that afternoon on the sidewalk of Whitewood close to Military Drive.
Police mentioned the driver of a pickup truck sponsored into Robert Juarez, inflicting his wheelchair to tip over into the road.
Police say the driver of a white GMC SUV then ran over Robert Juarez, dragging him down the road.
Police say the driver of the SUV didn’t forestall.
“How could you not stop and help somebody?” requested Veronica Juarez. “I don’t understand.”
As her father fights to stick alive, Veronica Juarez mentioned she promised him she’d combat for justice.
“I’m going to try to see whoever I’m going to find who did this to you,” she mentioned. “You know, make sure that they pay for what they did.”
Police say the driver of the pickup truck stayed after tipping Juarez over. They got a price ticket for no longer having automotive insurance coverage.
As for the SUV driver that drove away, police say they’ll be charged with failure to forestall and render help, a legal.
Veronica Juarez asks any individual with information in regards to the hit-and-run to name San Antonio police at 210-207-7273.
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