'I almost didn't make it. That's what they were telling me. I was broken in so many places.'
A hit and run left a man for dead in an intersection. A father of four is alive, telling his story of recovery from a hospital bed. He's speaking to CBS 2's Steven Graves.
Muscles ripped from bone. A broken pelvis and crushed ribs. Jeramine Cruz is lucky to be up and talking.Almost a week ago, the afternoon of March 13th around 4:00 Cruz was on his motorcycle. He remembers pulling up to the intersection of 71st and Hoyne in West Englewood. Stopping at a stop sign on Hoyne first, when a car across from him did the same.What Chicago Police describe as a white vehicle hit Cruz when it made a left turn. A Good Samaritan likely saved his life.
Another frustration is what a Chicago Police detective told him; that the probability of solving hit and runs like his are slim to none.CBS 2 spoke to retired Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Eugene Roy about challenges in these cases. He said even with cameras that catch a plate, it can be hard to pin point who was behind the wheel. That's where witnesses are critical to help police catch a suspect.
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