Hit-and-run suspect found in Mexico after nearly 7 years on the run
A suspect in a 2016 hit-and-run that killed a teenager in Manor has been found after spending nearly seven years on the run with his mom, says officials.
25-year-old Thomas Bernal is accused of hitting 19-year-old Devon Sanders with his car on July 27, 2016 and then fleeing the scene, says the Manor Police Department. He is alleged to have driven away from the scene in his black Cadillac, with Sanders hanging from his vehicle.
Bernal and his mother, 51-year-old Debra Bernal of Elgin, have been taken into custody by US Marshals in Hidalgo County after they were detained by Mexican authorities. Manor police say the two have been on the run in Mexico for nearly seven years.
Both Bernals are being held in the Hidalgo County Jail in Edinburg and will be extradited to Travis County.
Thomas Bernal faces charges of second-degree felony manslaughter and second-degree felony failure to stop and render aid accident involving death. Debra Bernal faces a third-degree felony tampering with physical evidence charge for allegedly transporting the black Cadillac into Mexico.
Sanders had recently graduated from Manor New Tech High School and had planned to attend the University of Houston in Victoria.
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