Grandmother pleads driver accused of hitting 4-year-old boy to come forward

Angel Robles was hit Oct. 16, 2017 while walking with grandmother

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Police Department and Crime Stoppers want the public’s assistance in tracking down the person responsible for a hit-and-run that injured a four-year-old boy.

The incident occurred Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 around 6:10 p.m. in the 400 block of North Zarzamora Street near West Martin Street.

According to police, Angel Robles, 4, was walking with his grandmother with a walk signal inside a crosswalk on North Zarzamora when he was struck by a red sedan which was turning south from West Martin.

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After hitting Robles the driver stopped momentarily then sped off southbound without stopping after learning that the police had been contacted.

What Angel Robles' grandmother is saying:

The driver of the sedan is described as a woman in her 30s or 40s and police say there were at least two passengers in the vehicle.

Since 2016, there has only been one fatality in 2018 at the intersection of North Zarzamora and West Martin. 

Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at (210) 224-STOP.

Tips can also be texted to CRIMES (274637) or by visiting the Crime Stoppers website.

Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest.


About the Authors:

Ben Spicer is a digital journalist who works the early morning shift for KSAT.

Jessie Degollado has been with KSAT since 1984. She is a general assignments reporter who covers a wide variety of stories. Raised in Laredo and as an anchor/reporter at KRGV in the Rio Grande Valley, Jessie is especially familiar with border and immigration issues. In 2007, Jessie also was inducted into the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame.