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Permalinkrepair his wifes car, and witnesses to the accident shockingly stole the
victims valuables instead of helping, leaving his family devastated,
according to police.
The incident happened June 17 in a Phoenix parking lot, where Jeronimo
Garcia Guerra was working beneath the broken-down car when his jack
collapsed, leaving him trapped for several hours before a passerby called
911, investigators said.
By the time police arrived, thieves had stolen everything from Guerras
pockets, looted the car he had been working on, and even made off with the
vehicle he arrived in to work on the car that needed repairs.
Sprawled on the pavement, Guerra was left for dead.
Family members said they were outraged at the brazenness of the crime.
He always believed nobody out there is going to help you. In this
situation, he was right, Guerras son, Jerry Garcia Jr., told AZFamily.
The car broke down less than two miles from the familys home as Guerra
drove his wife to work.
Later, Guerra drove his daughters car back to the parking lot where his
wifes car had stalled out.
Its not clear what was wrong with the vehicle, but it required Guerra to
get underneath to fix it.
Investigators said Guerra arrived back at the parking lot around 9:45
a.m., but it wasnt until about noon that the police were called, his
daughter Monica Garcia told the station, admitting that she wasnt exactly
sure how the tragedy unfolded.
Investigators have not said whether the car killed the man instantly or if
he was slowly crushed to death under its enormous weight.
Either way, no one called for help.
Who knows when the car really fell on him, Monica Garcia told the
station, fighting back tears. Who knows how long hes been under there?
So far, police have not made any arrests, but detectives indicated they
were reviewing surveillance camera footage in the area, hopeful to
identify a suspect.
Heartbroken, Monica Garcia described the perpetrators as cold-blooded
crooks.
After everything, they went through my dads pockets and my moms car and
took off with my car, she stammered. Its hard because I would never do
that to somebody. I could care less about my car, but at least they could
have stayed there with him until help came. At least I wouldve known he
wasnt by himself all day until somebody decided to say, Oh my God, hes
not moving.
A day later, the stolen car turned up abandoned near the crime scene, but
Guerras daughter emphasized that her fathers untimely death remained her
only concern.
Thats somebodys dad, somebodys husband, a grandparent, somebodys best
friend. Hes my person. And I dont have that anymore because somebody
couldnt stop and check, she told the station.
The family has set up a GoFundMe to help cover funeral costs and to settle
Guerras finances.
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