Family Pleads for Justice After Hit-and-Run Leaves Father Brain-Dead

Devastating Hit-and-Run Incident

• 💔 A 54-year-old father, Jesus Leon, has been declared brain-dead following a suspected hit-and-run incident.
• 🚗 The incident occurred early Monday morning on the 5 Freeway in Irvine when his car was struck by a white sedan, believed to be a BMW with one working headlight.
• 🚨 The suspect vehicle sped away from the scene, leaving Leon's car disabled.
• ⚠️ Tragically, less than a minute later, a second car struck the Leon's disabled vehicle; the driver of this second car remained at the scene.

Family's Anguish and Plea

• 😥 Leon's daughters, Miriam Leon and Marita Trujillo, are grappling with the reality that their father will be taken off life support this week.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 They describe their father as a loving husband, father, and grandfather, who was on his way to work with his wife at the time of the crash.
• ⚖️ The family is desperate for the driver responsible to come forward and is praying for justice.
• 💔 They express confusion and pain over the driver's apparent lack of guilt after leaving the scene.

Ongoing Investigation and Support

• 🔍 The only suspect vehicle description available is a white sedan, possibly a BMW.
• 📞 Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact the CHP at 714-388-5500.
• 💰 A fundraiser has been established by the family to help cover funeral expenses.