Dallas police search for driver who T-boned couple's car, left truck behind

DALLAS - Dallas police are asking for help finding a hit-and-run driver that caused a crash last week.

The accident happened on Kiest Boulevard and South Marsalis Avenue just before 8 p.m. on Oct. 13.

"What about if they were dead? You were just gonna leave them there? Like, that’s not fair," said Samantha Lopez, whose brother and sister-in-law were injured in the crash.

Someone driving a 2012 Ford F-150 T-boned a family's car at the intersection, according to the Dallas Police Department.

"Like, why leave? Why leave them there practically dead? Why not call the police and just stay there and help them out?" asked Lopez.

Alan Tienda and his wife Sandra Sanchez were knocked unconscious in the crash.

They have head injuries and broken bones throughout their body. 

Sanchez is still in the ICU.

"It's going to be a long recovery for them," said Lopez.

Police say the truck had a paper license plate with the number 5192J47.

Back in June, Governor Greg Abbott signed a law which will get rid of paper tags on vehicles because they're relatively easy to counterfeit and are commonly used in crimes.

That law does not go into effect until Summer 2025.

READ MORE: New Texas law banning paper tags to take effect in 2025

Police have not said if the Ford truck is stolen.

Police also have not said if they have a suspect or suspects.

"But the thing is, you see two people unconscious and how are you not gonna help them? How are you not going to call the police?" asked Lopez.

The couple has two boys who were not with them during the crash, an 8-year-old and a 2-year-old.

"My sister-in-law was going to go back to school. They were thinking of another baby," Lopez said.

Those plans will be on delay as they work to recover.

"It’s gonna be a while," Lopez stated. "We have so many questions and no answers."

Anyone with information about the truck or the person driving it is asked to call the Dallas Police Department.