An Arizona father was tragically crushed to death while attempting to repair his wife’s car, and witnesses to the accident shockingly stole the victim’s valuables instead of helping, leaving his family devastated, according to police.
The incident happened June 17 in a Phoenix parking lot, where Jeronimo Garcia Guerra was working beneath the broken-down car when his jack collapsed, leaving him trapped for several hours before a passerby called 911, investigators said.
By the time police arrived, thieves had stolen everything from Guerra’s pockets, looted the car he had been working on, and even made off with the vehicle he arrived in to work on the car that needed repairs.
Sprawled on the pavement, Guerra was left for dead.
Family members said they were outraged at the brazenness of the crime.
“He always believed nobody out there is going to help you. In this situation, he was right,” Guerra’s son, Jerry Garcia Jr., told AZFamily .