Shocking moment Texas teenager 'mows down man crossing parking lot in a wheelchair - despite waving his arms for driver to STOP': Disabled man is dragged several feet across the concrete and seriously injured
- Austin Police arrested a teenage driver in connection to a hit-and-run where a man in an electric wheelchair was struck and left with life-threatening injuries
- A man was crossing the parking lot and noticed a vehicle driving towards him
- He signaled for the driver to slow down, but he was hit anyway as the driver fled
- The disabled man was taken to the hospital with severe, life-threatening injuries
- Pablo Avila-Banagas, 17, was arrested six days later and charged with failure to stop and render aid, injury to a disabled person, unlawful carrying of a weapon
Pablo Antonio Avila-Banagas, who is 17, was arrested six days after he fled the scene, leaving his victim with serious injuries.
The disabled man could be seen slowly moving across the parking lot in north Austin alongside a speed bump in surveillance video released by the police.
Suddenly, a white pickup truck entered the shot with the man putting out his hand in an attempt to have the driver slow down while he crossed.
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- Austin Police arrested a teenage driver in connection to a hit-and-run where a man in an electric wheelchair was struck and left with life-threatening injuries
- A man was crossing the parking lot in his electric wheelchair and noticed a vehicle driving towards him and gestured for him to slow down
- Pablo Avila-Banagas, 17, was arrested six days later and charged with failure to stop and render aid, injury to a disabled person, unlawful carrying of a weapon
No brake lights can be seen as the footage continues to show the man and his wheelchair both being dragged under the wheels of the car and out onto the main road.
Debris from the chair is then littered across the parking lot as the driver of the pickup strikes the curb.
- He signaled for the driver to slow down, but he was hit anyway as the driver fled
- The disabled man was taken to the hospital with severe, life-threatening injuries
The victim was left with severe, life-threatening injuries, Austin police said.
Avila-Banagas was taken into custody six days after the incident occurred on September 9 and charged with injury to a disabled person, failure to stop and render aid, and unlawful possession of a firearm.
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