From FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · Peyton Yager · · 1m 30s
A Dallas mom is on life support. The driver is still out there
Lisa Martinez was riding her bike in Oak Cliff when a driver hit her and kept going. Two weeks later, her family is still waiting.
In brief
Lisa Martinez was riding her bike in Oak Cliff when a driver hit her and kept going. Two weeks later, her family is still waiting. Dallas Police have no suspect in the Aug. 24 Oak Cliff hit-and-run, so anyone who saw anything on North Westmoreland Road that night should call them. Originally reported by FOX 4 News…
Hit on her bike, left there
On Aug. 24 around 9 p.m., 42-year-old Lisa Martinez was riding her bike in the 1200 block of North Westmoreland Road in Oak Cliff when a driver struck her.
The car was already gone
Dallas Police responded to a major accident call. By the time officers arrived, the vehicle that hit her had fled the scene.
Two weeks on life support
Martinez was taken to the hospital in critical condition with multiple broken bones. More than two weeks later, she is still on life support.
Four kids are waiting
Martinez is a mother of four. Her children and the rest of the family keep talking to her at her bedside, refusing to leave.
“We will be here for her. We are here for her. Until she gets through this.”
No suspect, no answers
Police have not identified anyone. Her niece, Erica Moreno Garcia, says the family is stuck between grief and anger while the case sits open.
“We really need justice for this. We really need answers.”
What you can do
Anyone who saw a vehicle on North Westmoreland Road that night, or any damaged car since, is asked to call the Dallas Police Department.
The bottom line
Dallas Police have no suspect in the Aug. 24 Oak Cliff hit-and-run, so anyone who saw anything on North Westmoreland Road that night should call them.
