ANDOVER, MASS. (WHDH) - A local family is making a desperate plea to find the hit-and-run driver who left them seriously injured in Andover this past weekend.
Emergency crews were called to the southbound side of Interstate 93 early Sunday morning and found a heavily damaged vehicle rolled onto its roof, according to Massachusetts State Police.
Esther Galvez was in the air with her aunt and uncle at the time of the crash and said a silver Chevy hit their car and caused them to lose control.
“I just hear like a really loud sound and then when I opened my eyes we were spinning and I just saw like sparks I guess it was either hitting the guard rail or the other car,” she said. “They left us there for dead.”
The Chevy landed on its roof but the driver was nowhere to be found.
Police had K9 and air wing units searching for a suspect who reportedly fled the scene.
Galvez and said she and her family are grateful they were not more seriously injured however, they are looking for the driver to be held accountable.
“You made a mistake but at least make sure the people are okay,” she said. “It’s like, are they ever going to get caught and face consequences for the way that they left because my aunt has broken ribs I have a back injury and a black eye.”
Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to contact police.
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