Esmeralda Larios, a 34-year-old native of Guatemala, died after being hit by a hit-and-run driver on Long Island (NY) and remains at large.
Authorities said Larios, nicknamed “Mimis,” was struck by a vehicle while crossing Burnside Avenue in North Lawrence shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, he said. CBS News. He suffered serious trauma and She was pronounced dead at the scene, less than five minutes from her home.
Her family says Larios was walking, leaving Planet Fitness and heading to the grocery store when she was hit and dragged near Washington Place.
Yesterday some of her cousins and her boyfriend returned to the scene to remember her and ask for justice. “She was happy,” Janet Larios told ABC News. “She was very sweet.”
“He was a loving person, young, full of life, sweet, affectionate,” he said. Ilcias Mérida, boyfriend of the victim, who She was a housekeeper and worked in houses in the area. And he had a special message for the fugitive driver: “Only God can forgive you, but what you have to do is step forward before the victim’s family… Turn yourself in.”
Nassau County police continue to search surveillance video in the busy shopping area to track down and arrest the driver. There has also been no information about the vehicle.
Her cousins hope that Mimis’s death will not be in vain. “We don’t have a speed limit here. “People drive like crazy,” complaint Selvin Pérez.
No arrests have been made or suspects identified. Anyone with information should call 1-800-244-TIPS (8477). All communications are strictly confidential.
The authorities remember that there is zero tolerance for drivers who drive at excess speed and/or under the influence of alcohol and drugs..
2023-12-14 13:13:00
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