New surveillance video has been released in the case of Lilia Vasquez, a Houston Marathon runner who was killed while on her daily morning run. Authorities are asking for the public's help in identifying the driver responsible for the crash.
Eyewitness News has been working with some of Lilia Vasquez's friends to gather any surveillance video of her last moments. Vasquez was extraordinary, including her ability to run a marathon in under two and a half hours.'As we remember her today we find solace in knowing that lily lived her life fully and authentically,' her daughter Marianna said.Surveillance captured her around 6:10 a.m. she takes her usual loop from her home along Ocoe and then east along West Park.
New surveillance video shows Houston Marathon runner Lilia Vasquez before she was hit and killed by a driver during her daily morning run along Westpark near Jeanetta.Then, around 6:43 a.m. she appears on surveillance camera one last time with her jacket wrapped around her waist and a red top visible. About a minute after she runs out of view you hear what sounds like a crash. A pickup truck emerges. It's not clear if it played any role in the crash but Eyewitness News asked The Houston Police Department. A spokesperson says they're working to confirm if lead investigators have seen the video or generated a suspect or vehicle description. So far they have not provided one. 'My biggest fear is she was lying there by herself, and that breaks my heart, and that this individual-like, it's not even something a human would do. How do you just leave someone there to die,' Marianna said.'There are tons of cars tons of shops tons of people I am sure someone saw something,' Marianna said.If you know anything about this case, authorities urge you to contact the Houston Police Department's Homicide Division at (713) 308-3600.Cooler weather stays put as winter begins Saturda
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