Dallas police search for hit-and-run driver who left 26-year-old in critical condition

The Brief

  • Johnathan Rodriguez, 26, is in critical condition with severe head trauma after being struck by a vehicle while celebrating his birthday.
  • Police are searching for a dark-colored SUV with a damaged back left taillight that fled the scene near W. Davis St. and N. Westmoreland Dr.
  • The driver remains at large and the victim’s family is offering a reward for any information that leads to an arrest.

DALLAS A 26-year-old victim remains in critical condition on Monday night, as his family tells FOX 4 the hit-and-run collision on Sunday morning caused severe head trauma, leaving little to no brain function.

What we know:

John Rodriguez is by his son’s bedside at Methodist Hospital, pleading for him to pull through. At the same time, he is also pleading to the public.

26-year-old Johnathan Rodriguez was dropped off by friends outside his Dallas neighborhood early Sunday morning after celebrating his birthday.

Just before 3 a.m. near W Davis St and N Westmoreland Dr, surveillance video shows the son in the median area. As he turns to the right, and that’s when a dark-colored SUV hits him and keeps going.

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