Fullerton man declared brain-dead after 5 Freeway hit-and-run crash

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. An Orange County family is heartbroken after the patriarch of their home was a victim of a hit-and-run crash that left him declared brain-dead.

Jesus Leon and his wife, of Fullerton, were on their way to work on January 19 around 1 p.m. on the 5 Freeway in Irvine when their car got hit by what looked like a white BMW sedan with only one working headlight.

The driver sped away despite hitting Leon and his wife. Less than a minute later, a second car hit the couple. That driver stayed to help.

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