After a 19-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident, police were forced to get creative in their pursuit of the driver who nearly took the young woman’s life.
Sarahy Rodriguez was driving home in Beaverton, Oregon, when she was hit by a car believed to belong to Julian Borjas-Diaz, 27.
Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies said they responded to the crash at 7:35 p.m. and found the car involved had fled the scene without exchanging any information and leaving Rodriguez with serious injuries.
The County Sheriff’s Office said she was fortunately wearing a helmet, “which likely saved her life.”
Sarahy Rodriguez, 19, was involved in a car accident in Oregon that left her in critical condition.
Witnesses told the Washington County Accident Analysis and Reconstruction Team that the vehicle involved was a dark-colored Scion XB.
His sister, Cindy, noticed that the driver’s phone was showing his location as over a mile away, after traveling to the phone’s location, Cindy found a Scion XB with damage the Sheriff’s Office determined was consistent with the accident.
Investigators believe the phone was thrown into the driver’s car during the crash and discovered that Borjas-Diaz was driving the Scion at the time of the crash, according to Koin 6 News.
Her mother, Trini Miranda, said that when she saw her daughter, “she started screaming and crying. I couldn’t believe it was my daughter I was seeing.”
The County Sheriff’s Office said he was fortunately wearing a helmet, “which likely saved his life.”
Mother Trini Mirana said: ‘I couldn’t believe it was my son I was seeing’
She told Koin she was grateful to those who stayed with her daughter before help arrived: “The human thing to do is to stop. Stop and make sure that person is OK.”
Cindy told the outlet: ‘I’m glad we found the phone, I’m glad we found the person, but it’s sad.’
Borjas-Diaz was arrested and booked into Washington County Jail on a felony hit-and-run charge. according Oregon Livehas already been released.