A 16-year-old girl is making remarkable progress in her recovery after she was critically injured in a hit-and-run earlier this month. Now, her family is calling for justice.
Police say Princess Landa was leaving a house party west of downtown Oklahoma City on August 8 with a group of friends when 18-year-old Jaime Lopez backed over her with his truck and drove off. It took authorities 11 days to locate the white pickup truck with purple fog lights and identify Lopez as the driver.
Landa’s sister, Ashley Garza, said the family is still struggling to understand why Lopez didn’t stop and help.
“I just wish he could have helped her, stopped for her,” Garza said. “My heart broke. My heart sank to the deepest part. My world froze.”
Princess was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.