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NATIONAL CITY, Calif. - Family members mourning a Paradise Hills man struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver say their grief turned to frustration with a discovery at the accident site.Andrea Fernandez met me at Sweetwater Road and Orange Street in National City. It’s the site of the crash that robbed her of the love of her life.“I'm completely broken inside. I just feel empty,” said Fernandez.The emptiness has been there since early Saturday morning. Around 2:30 a.m.
It's unclear what led police to him.“It was extremely difficult hearing details of what happened,” said Contreras’ cousin, Jazmine Seaton.Seaton calls the reported actions of the driver inhumane.“It's disgusting … to relocate my cousin like he’s nothing. This person left a lot of people hurt, and we want justice,” said Seaton.For Contreras' loved ones, who have gathered at a nearby memorial every day, there were more emotions after discovering this.
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