A&M STUDENT CRITICAL AFTER WEEKEND HIT AND RUN
A Texas A&M University student in critical condition at a Houston hospital after being struck by a vehicle early Saturday morning.
19-year Carly Beatty, a 2018 graduate of Centennial High School in Frisco, TX, was struck early Saturday morning as she and some friends walked near the A&M campus.
(Brazos Co. Jail)
The driver, 17-year-old Pedro Damien Puga of Bryan was charged with intoxication assault, evading arrest and fleeing the scene of an accident.
Puga was caught by College Station Police, after he allegedly fled the scene, then led authorities on a brief foot chase at the Tejas Center in Bryan. The arrest report says he told police he had Xanax and cocaine earlier that night, and police say they detected alcohol on his breath.
In the arrest report made Saturday, Puga told police he “doesn’t deal with laws.”
According to police, it is Puga’s third arrest in the past seven months. He reportedly posted bonds totaling $26,000 dollars on Sunday.
A fundraiser on Facebook was created to help Beatty’s family pay medical expenses. In just two days they have raised nearly $40,000.
This man should not be out of jail only a few hours after being arrested for hitting this precious beautiful girl that has been apart of my life for many years. This is a disgrace to our justice system! Carly is still fighting for her life. He’s not only destroyed her dreams but he’s also destroyed a family and many deep friendships. My daughter, Morgan, that was with her, will be affected for the rest of her life for some careless, mindless act of getting in the car and driving under drugs and alcohol and obviously has zero care for anybody else in society but himself. He is out and now has the chance to destroy someone else future.
Third arrest in 7 months? Now he’s charged with Intoxication assault, he says he “doesn’t deal with laws”, and this punk gets a bond? For what, so he can go out and do it again?
Ridiculous!