The mother was on her way home after working an extra night shift. 💔
reports Nichole Cortez was killed Monday in a hit-and-run crash on the Loop 101 off-ramp at Peoria Avenue with the driver responsible still on the run.
“That’s what hurts the most. This person just drove off like she was just a piece of trash,” Anthony Cortez, Nichole Cortez’s father, said.“It’s totally affected our family. And especially at Christmas time. It’s making it very difficult to try to do Christmas, we’re just days away,” he said.“The car overheated. She tried to pull over but didn’t exactly make it as the car was kind of in the middle of the lane,” Anthony Cortez said.
According to authorities, the car that left Monday’s scene is described as a 2010-2014 Dodge Challenger with damage to its front. Anthony Cortez is hoping someone does the right thing and turns themselves in, saying justice will help the family feel closure. “I really want them to be caught. How someone can just hit somebody on the side of the road and leave them is beyond me,” he said. “I’m hoping and praying that she [Nichole] wasn’t on the side of the road suffering.”Copyright 2022 KPHO via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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