Investigators have arrested a man believed to be responsible for the hit and run that left the victim in critical condition.
On May 8, Garland police officers responded to a hit and run in the 4300 block of Action Street where a male pedestrian was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. Officers learned the pedestrian, identified as 29-year-old Travis Gray, was standing on a ladder in the roadway attempting to secure a vehicle onto a vehicle trailer.
Investigators recovered video that showed the driver of a blue minivan strike Gray, exit the vehicle, look at Gray, and then flee from the scene without rendering aid. The video also showed substantial damage to the right passenger side of the minivan.
Gray was transported to the hospital where he is still in critical condition.
Thursday, May 9, investigators received a tip on the possible location of the minivan. A 2006 Toyota Sienna was located and confirmed to be the involved vehicle.
Additional information led Investigators to identify the driver, believed to be responsible for the hit and run, as 35-year-old Miguel Angel Castro, a resident of Dallas.
May 10, just before 7 p.m., Castro was located and arrested in the 13400 block of TI Boulevard, in Richardson.
Castro is currently in the Garland detention center with charges of Failing to Stop and Render Aid – Serious Bodily Injury and Possession of Methamphetamine. He was also found to have a felony warrant out of Dallas County for Bond Forfeiture/Possession of a Controlled Substance.
No bond has been set.