Family speaks out after woman hit by Laredo Police unit

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The family of the woman struck by a Laredo Police unit is sharing their perspective on the accident.

Yulia Trevino, the mother of 19-year-old Deborah Flores Trevino, confirmed to KGNS on Monday, June 10, that her daughter is in critical condition. The incident occurred when a police officer driving in a marked unit hit Deborah, who was walking on the road around 11 p.m. on the frontage road by Saunders and Loop 20.

However, Trevino tells KGNS that her daughter Deborah exited a vehicle following an alleged violent domestic dispute and questions the citation given to her daughter for jaywalking.

“So, when she did that, she ironically gets hit by a cop car and gives her a ticket for jaywalking. He sees the guy there and it doesn’t occur to him that this could be a domestic abuse situation” Trevino said.

Before the incident, Trevino stated that her daughter had not filed charges relating to domestic abuse due to fear. Deborah, who is 16 weeks pregnant, suffered severe injuries, including a bleeding kidney, broken bones in the back of her neck, a shattered elbow and knee, among others.

“She’s going to be flown to a military hospital in San Antonio and she’s in critical condition. She has a bleeding kidney, three broken bones in the back of her neck, a shattered elbow that they are going to have to put screws in and a shattered knee. Her head from one side appears to be de-scalped from when she hit the road. She’s bruised, she has a road rash. The surgery hasn’t started but she’s going to have surgery today (June 10th). They have to be careful with all the MRI’s they do on her, because of the baby” Trevino said.

“I feared for her life, you should see the condition she is in right now. She is so tiny and so fragile. I’m so shocked she survived this and the baby inside of her” Trevino said.

Trevino expressed her shock at her daughter’s condition and mentioned the police chief expressed sympathy about the incident. Trevino mentioning he ripped up the ticket issued to Deborah.

“He’s apologizing and I said ‘Go in the room right now and look at my daughter.’ I said, ‘Look at my daughter and the shape she is in. She’s screaming.’ And he went in there and was so sympathetic. He’s like, ‘Mijita, I am so sorry, I’m so sorry.’ He got the ticket and he said, Look,’ and ripped it up in front of her face. In front of our faces and said, ‘Don’t worry about this,’ Trevino said.

The police involved in the incident underwent testing for drugs and alcohol, and the investigation is ongoing.

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