The police have described a car they believe may be connected to a hit-and-run accident resulting in a fatality a month ago.
Darion Rodriguez, age 36, was reportedly riding his bike home in the 6800 block of Emmett F Lowry Expressway on April 9 at approximately 3:15 a.m. when he was struck by a vehicle and left on the side of the road to die. The investigation revealed this information.
Bicyclist’s Death In Texas
On Tuesday 16-05-2023, law enforcement officials stated that the suspect’s car is a maroon or burgundy 2013 Ford Fusion. According to the Texas City Police Department, the vehicle may have damage to the front bumper and hood on the driver’s side front corner panel and driver-side fog light. Also possibly damaged is the driver-side fog light. They mentioned that the vehicle might be lacking the rocker panel on the driver’s side.
The authorities have not been able to obtain any information on the driver as of yet.
A month ago, Eyewitness News had a conversation with Rodriguez’s family. Rodriguez was the father of three children: Destiny, Frankie, and Bentley, and he and his fiancée, Erika Baylor, were expecting a baby girl in July. Destiny, Frankie, and Bentley were his children.
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FFrankie lost his granddad three weeks before his dad d!ed. Both individuals lost their lives due to other drivers’ actions on the road..
Below is a tweet about the Police release vehicle description connected to bicyclist’s de@th in Texas City. You can see below.
#Police release vehicle description connected to bicyclist's #death in #Texas City – May 17 @ 4:47 AM ET https://t.co/hSJIiurqnB
— PulpNews Crime (@PulpNews) May 17, 2023
The video that can be found above is an excerpt from an article that ABC13 published on how Frankie lost both of his parents within three weeks.
ABC13’s most recent conversation with Lois Weaver, Frankie’s mother, took place not long after the terrible death of Frankie’s father, who was 72 years old and was involved in a collision with a Texas City police officer.
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