SAN ANTONIO – A family in mourning spoke with KSAT one day after a deadly hit-and-run crash killed three of their relatives.
The Salas' mother, Liliana Dominguez, confirmed the victims as Juan Pablo Salas, 61, Leslie Salas, 25, and Yareli Salas, 22. Juan Pablo is the father of sisters Leslie and Yareli, the family said.
Their family told KSAT, “They were the most happy, loving girls.”
The girls' mother, Liliana, told KSAT in Spanish that the family is devastated.
“It’s a big loss in the family,” Dominguez said. “Their wishes are for Leslie and Yareli to rest in Monterrey [Mexico].”
Their close family and friends live in Monterrey where the family hopes to lay all three bodies to rest and hold a funeral in their honor.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the sisters' identities to KSAT on Saturday morning.
All three were pronounced dead at the scene around 5 a.m. Friday near U.S. Highway 281 and Roosevelt Avenue after a man rear-ended their three-person vehicle.
After the initial crash, police said the vehicle with Juan Pablo, Leslie and Yareli inside was sent into oncoming traffic where it collided with another car.
San Antonio police said the driver of the third vehicle was rushed to the hospital in an unknown condition.
The driver, who authorities said started the crash, fled the scene on foot. San Antonio police later caught up with him and took him into custody.
KSAT reached out to SAPD on Saturday. At this time, the department said it is not releasing the suspect’s identity and any potential charges are pending.
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