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A MOTHER is seeking justice after her daughter was struck by a hit-and-run driver and nearly split in two.
Promise McCree hit a barrier while driving early Labor Day morning, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office said.
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When she got out of her car, McCree was struck by another driver, local ABC affiliate WFAA reported.
The person stopped to help but a second driver ran over the lower half of McCree’s body and took off, cops said.
“I want justice, she didn’t deserve this,” McCree’s mother, LuJuana, told the outlet in tears.
She described the horrible pain her daughter is experiencing as the driver has yet to be caught.
“She’s moaning, crying, her eyes are just red, and they just go up,” her mom said.
“I’m like, oh God, I just feel it all in my spirit, you know. When she came to the emergency room she was almost in two.”
According to her mother, McCree has rods in her legs, pins in her waist, and is dealing with multiple fractures and breaks.
She has a long road ahead but just recently sat up for the first time on Monday.
However, doctors are unsure if she’ll be able to walk in the future.
McCree has had four surgeries so far but doctors believe she may need up to ten.
At the time of the crash, McCree was finishing her master’s degree in criminology from Grambling State University.
LuJuana said that she has already forgiven the person who did this to her daughter but that they need to turn themselves in.
“For you to hit her, and not stop? Like she’s nothing?” the mother cried.
“I just want you to come and tell her you’re sorry. That’s all I want.
“I want you to tell me that you’re sorry and look at what you’ve done.”
The DCSO is looking for the driver responsible but has very few leads at the moment.
All they can say at this time is that the driver was in a black SUV.
The first driver who hit McCree and stayed to help is not facing any charges.
In the meantime, LuJuana is asking anyone with information to come forward.
“I know if it was your child, you would want justice,” she said.
“I’m just a parent that wants the same thing.”
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