SAN ANTONIO – Friends and family gathered to remember a teenager killed in a rollover accident on the Southeast Side.
Mourners gathered at the crash site to honor 14-year-old Michael Laque Jr. His parents said they’re grateful for the outpouring of support for the son they love and will miss.
“My son was so loved and this just shows it. He shouldn’t have been left there like that, but he's up with the angels flying now. He’s amazing,” said Brandi Crossland-Laque, Michael Laque Jr.'s mother.
Michael Laque Jr., affectionately known as “Mickey,” died in a rollover accident Sunday morning along Pecan Valley near Interstate 37. Police said he was riding in the back seat of the car when the driver lost control and slammed into a steel pole.
Two passengers were injured and another got out and flagged someone down for help.
The driver, 19-year-old Darrian Roberts, fled the scene. Police have since arrested him and charged him with failure to stop and render aid.
“If that guy had any remorse, he would have stayed, regardless if he was under the influence, doesn’t have a license, or anything. Anybody that has a good heart when there's people in the back,” Michael Laque Sr. said.
Michael Laque Jr. is the youngest of three children and the couple’s only son. Friends and family on Saturday remembered how he lived life to the fullest.
“This boy was full of life. When he walked into a room, that smile opened up everybody. And he could tell you a joke in a minute and make you laugh. Basketball was his life,” Crossland-Laque said.
“He was 14, but he was a grown man. He knew all types of music — ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, today, rock and everything. He was 14, but he was a grown man already. You can talk to him like a grown man,” the elder Laque said.