OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) – An Oklahoma City family is speaking out after they say the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s office told them this week a criminal case connected to their loved one’s death won’t move forward.
The incident in question happened on April 30, 2024, near Southeast 15th Street and South High Avenue. Court documents said Oklahoma City police responded to the area and found Carlos Lewis lying in the road, unresponsive.
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Witness Patricia Preston told police she noticed a White Hummer with silver rims driving recklessly through her apartment complex before leaving and heading southbound on High Avenue. Preston told News 4 last year that she saw Lewis leave the same complex on a bicycle before the truck and heard a loud noise. She said that when she and other neighbors went to investigate, they found Lewis in the road.
“You can see the man’s bones,” said Preston. “It was terrible. I mean, I wouldn’t do a dog like that.”
Court documents said police were able to find the truck parked in the backyard of a residence near Southeast 25th and I-35. Ellias Estrada was taken into custody in connection to the crash. Documents say he admitted to police he had been driving the vehicle involved. Documents also say that his driver’s license was revoked…