Tonight, an August Pine Ridge father of two is clinging to life at the KHMH after he was knocked down off his bicycle on Friday evening. It happened inside his village, where 37 year old Ronny Castellanos was hit by a fuel tanker, with the massive impact injuring him badly to the head and body. Today at the KHMH his wife and sister told us he has been unresponsive since. They are concerned that the driver who hit him will. Not be charged.
Mirrea Castellanos, Sister of Accident Victim
"About 6 15 p.m. on Friday and when we went to pick him up he was in a critical condition. Reaching in Orange Walk they told us he had a trauma and we transported him right here in KHMH. Up to now he is in a very critical condition very critical. They will make him today a CT Scan to know if he could go under a neck surgery but if he can't go into a neck surgery I don't know what would happen."
Jules Vasquez
"Has any police contacted you Reina?"
Reina Castellanos, Wife of Accident Victim
"Yes one and he has told us nothing from now. The key of this case is Ronnie Castellanos that he is waiting for Ronnie to wake up what will happen if he will not wake up, we don't know if he will wake up."
Mirrea Castellanos, Sister of Accident Victim
"He is not conscious, he is an intubated in the ICU, he is unconscious since Friday he hasn't wake up."
Orange Walk Police have found the truck that hit him and the driver 53 year old Roberto Polanco was detained, a Urine Sample was obtained and he was served a Notice of intended Prosecution.
Tonight, the family is asking him, or the truck's owner of someone to help with covering the cost of the medical imaging he needs for his head injuries:
Reina Castellanos, Wife of Accident Victim
"I have two kids. I don't have no money for the CT Scan and nothing for nothing. I don't have anything of money. I need the help, if he the owner of the truck have since have a little bit of heart. I don't have family with money that can help me nobody, just God with me and the family."
Anyone wanting to help the family can call 616-4747.
