Suspect seen bloodied in mugshot after Fort Worth hit-and-run injures 2
Two victims hospitalized by bloody suspect in Fort Worth
A Fort Worth hit-and-run that occurred over the weekend saw two people seriously injured and hospitalized, and the suspect was seen with blood on his face in his mugshot. FOX 4's Vania Castillo has more.
FORT WORTH, Texas - A 22-year-old suspect was arrested after police say he attempted to flee the scene of a Fort Worth crash that critically injured two people.
Crowley Road hit-and-run
Yoriel Cabrera, 22
What we know:
On Saturday, September 19, at around 12:40 a.m., the Fort Worth Police Department responded to a call about a hit-and-run accident in the 5700 block of Crowley Road.
Police found two victims, 48-year-old Tiffany Chapman and 32-year-old Dione Gusman. Both were taken to the hospital in serious condition.
A suspect, 22-year-old Yoriel Cabrera, was detained after attempting to leave the scene.
Cabrera faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and intoxication assault with a vehicle — serious bodily injury.
Dig deeper:
Cabrera is seen with blood on his face in his mugshot from the Tarrant County Jail.
It's unclear where those injuries came from. Fort Worth Police tell FOX 4 that Cabrera stated he received the injuries from people he was playing pool with prior to the accident.
FOX 4 will update this story with information from an arrest affidavit once we obtain it.
Fort Worth Police
What they're saying:
"My life has really been changed, because who's to say that my legs are going to heal properly? That I'll ever walk normally again?"
Chapman spoke to FOX 4's Vania Castillo from her hospital bed. She says the crash left her with a punctured and collapsed lung, and both of her legs are broken. She's had to undergo surgery and has plates and screws in her right knee.
She tells Castillo she and her friends noticed Cabrera stumbling towards his vehicle outside the pool hall she was at. Next thing she knew, the car was coming towards her.
"I hear the screeching of tires, and I looked up, and there were headlights coming towards me," Chapman said. "I'm thinking to myself like, 'Oh my God, I'm dead.' And then I was like, 'Oh God, the pain is setting in. I'm not dead because everything is like hurting'."
Tiffany Chapman
Chapman says the only thing she remembers is hitting the ground and the pain that followed. She says the other victim was launched 20 feet away from the impact and was knocked unconscious.
She says she's forgiven Cabrera, but wants him to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
"To be 22 years old and just throw your life away like this is crazy. Haven't even lived yet."
What's next:
The Tarrant County District Clerk's website says Cabrera bonded out of the Tarrant County Jail on September 21.
The Source: Information in this story comes from the Fort Worth Police Department.