For 10 days, Dallas County detectives had been searching for the driver of a tow truck they believe fled the scene of a crash where a pedestrian was killed trying to help crash victims
Moments later, 25-year-old marine veteran Donald Collins, pulled over and got out of his vehicle to help the mother and son still trapped in the wrecked van. That's when officials say another driver – believed to be intoxicated – crashed into them.Collins died from his injuries, leaving behind a wife and baby girl. His wife Elizabeth spoke to media recently about her husband and his sacrifice to help others.
"He did something to prevent someone else from getting hurt. Did it cost him his life? Yes, but that's OK because he saved two,” she said."There's a mother and a child that’s is still walking on this earth because my husband was selfless. He did what the Lord would do." The driver that hit Collins in the second crash – 33-year-old Irma Martinez Leal – was arrested on charges of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault.
Meantime, Graciela Leyva and her son – the family that was in the wrecked van – have a long road to recovery from broken bones, stitches, and other serious injuries. Family friends told NBC 5 they both will need extensive rehabilitation and that their house is even being renovated to accommodate their needs.This article tagged under:
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