A man told Channel 9 he was just minutes from his 19th birthday when police say a driver hit him in an Uptown Charlotte crosswalk and kept going. He survived the crash and spent his birthday in the hospital.
Victor Dos Santos said it happened Thursday. Now, a woman is facing charges for the hit-and-run.
“I’m just lucky,” Dos Santos said. “Just lucky.”
He told Channel 9′s Hunter Sáenz it’s a miracle he’s alive to share his story.
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“I clocked out, walked outside, and then woke up in the hospital,” Dos Santos said.
Through his wired-shut jaw, he told Sáenz he had just gotten off work at Chima, a Brazilian steakhouse in Uptown, when he went to cross West Fourth Street. That’s all he remembers before waking up in a hospital room.
Police said the driver never stopped.
“I also thank God himself. Because he was like, ‘Alright, Victor you’re saved today. A guardian angel is by your side,’” he said.