Florida mom gets run over by car and KILLED due to argument over parking spot
HIALEAH, FLORIDA: A mother-of-two was fatally struck and then dragged by a car right after she argued with the car's driver about her daughter's parking spot in Hialeah. Paramedics tried but failed to save her. The family is in mourning after their tragic loss.
The 62-year-old Olga Fernandez from Florida ran to the aid of her 24-year-old daughter Diana when she came home on February 13 and discovered someone in her parking spot. When the protective mother told the driver of the black Toyota Corolla to leave, a fight began that led to the man brutally hitting Fernandez with his car and speeding away, dragging her to her death.The tragic incident happened near First Avenue and Fourth Street, outside Fernandez's apartment, where she lived with her two children.
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Diana heard her mother screaming and rushed outside to find her dying in the street. Fernandez's best friend, Iileana Ajio told NBC, "Her daughter said, mom, someone is in the parking lot, and her mom went downstairs and she went to the bathroom. When she came out of the bathroom, she heard her mom screaming... the girl says that she can't close her eyes because she sees her mother on the floor bleeding from her mouth, saying, 'I can't breathe'." She added, "I feel like half of me has been taken away. Yesterday, I found out that I'm going to be a grandmother again, and I’m far from being happy. I felt sadness because I wanted to call her and tell her, but she wasn't there."
The driver had fled the crime scene by the time EMTs rushed in to treat Fernandez on the street before lifting her onto a stretcher and carrying her into an ambulance. Fernandez died in the hospital from her injuries. Hialeah Police are still investigating and are currently on the lookout for a black Toyota Corolla with damage to the front of the vehicle. Surveillance footage was given to the police but has not yet been released. The driver of the black Toyota Corolla has not been identified.
Family sets up GoFundMe page
Almost $8,000 has been raised in the GoFundMe campaign to support the grieving Fernandez family with funeral costs. Her friends and family are mourning the tragic death of Fernandez and are praying for the lost soul. A message written in Spanish on the site reads: "We have lost a great friend, sister, mother, aunt, niece and human being.Everyone who knew her knew that she was a hard-working, caring woman who lived for her children."
"Olga not only left us unexpectedly but also left her two children behind."