Sandra Molina: Texas woman who fled scene after fatally striking 36-year-old man with her car arrested
ENNIS COUNTY, TEXAS: The Texas Department of Public Safety recently made an arrest in connection to a deadly hit-and-run in Ellis County of Texas.
26-year-old Sandra Maritza Molina of Ennis has been charged with failure to stop and render aid involving death of a 36-year-old man.
Who was the victim?
36-year-old Alonzo Burrow Jr was crushed to death on February 1.
Investigators say Burrow was walking in the northeast lane of traffic on FM 1182 when he was hit and killed by a silver 2006 Toyota Sienna which Sandra Molina was driving.
Family members of the victim told Fox 4 that they believe Burrow was walking to his mother's house when he was killed.
Molina was driving that vehicle, according to investigators. Officials said she then fled the scene, and did not report the crash.
Texas DPS says the arrest was made with help of leads provided by citizens to the Ellis County Sheriff's Office and Ellis County Crime Stoppers.
What was Sandra Molina accused of?
Texas DPS arrested Molina for failure to stop and render aid, involving death, and second-degree felony. This arrest stems from an investigation conducted by Texas State Troopers and leads provided by citizens to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office and Ellis County Crime. Stoppers. Additionally, she remains in Ellis County jail.
Earlier, as perMy SanAntonio, a similar incident happened in Texas where a man walking near the westbound lanes of the 7400 block of Highway 90 was fatally struck by a motorist shortly after 8.30 pm on January 30.
Another car pulled over and tried to help the man who had been hit, but the motorist who had killed him had fled the scene. Nevertheless, the man's life support system failed, and emergency personnel pronounced him deceased on the spot.
Photos from the incident reveal that the fatal collision happened along the shoulder of a guard rail in a busy area of the Texas roadway.
Cars passed on both sides of the San Antonio route as first responders were seen assessing the man's body. The Bexar County Medical Examiner, the San Antonio Fire Department, the San Antonio Police Department, and EMS all attended to the deadly crash.
