Man seriously hurt in hit-and-run on Route 3 in Tyngsboro
TYNGSBORO - A man standing outside his car after a minor crash on Route 3 was seriously hurt when he was hit by a passing truck that did not stop.
The aunt of 26-year-old Felix Romero says she can only pray for him now that he's left with critical injuries. The Lawrence man was struck on Route 3 northbound in Tyngsboro by a driver in a white box truck who State Police say took off from the scene headed over the New Hampshire border.
"Not stopping even to see if he's OK and alive, it hurts," said Nylsa Caraballo-Polanco. "Right now, I'm really mad, really mad and just asking God to do his work."
It happened just before 5 a.m. Thursday when his family says Romero was on his way to work. He was involved in a minor crash with another vehicle and when he apparently got out of his car to inspect the damage that's when he was hit, and likely never saw it coming.
"I wish he never got out of that car," she said. "I wish this guy would come forward and at least put a face to whoever did this to him."
Romero was born in Lawrence but spent his school years in his family's native Puerto Rico before returning to the city. His aunt says he's hard working from a large extended family.
Many are now at his bedside as he undergoes surgery for severe stomach and head injuries. "He's a handsome kid, so lovely. I know that nobody is perfect but you could say he's perfect." His aunt believes the driver had to know they hit something, and hopes someone is held accountable for the accident that has devastated the family. "Maybe they didn't have time to stop, but at least if you saw someone stop, stop."
