A married dad died after changing into pinned beneath his automobile whereas he tried to repair it – however bystanders who witnessed the freak accident robbed him as a substitute of saving him, his heartbroken household have claimed.
Jeronimo Garcia Guerra, 69, was doubtlessly trapped beneath his automobile for over two hours in a Phoenix parking zone earlier than somebody referred to as emergency providers, in response to police.
The dad-of-two had been driving his spouse Margarita to work the morning of June 17 when her automobile broke down.
Cops consider the jack used to carry up the automobile as he labored on it collapsed, inflicting the automobile to return crashing down on prime of him and ultimately killing him.
However Guerra’s devastated household revealed that by the point police arrived on the scene, heartless thieves had stolen every thing from the sufferer’s pockets, looted the automobile he had been making an attempt to repair and stole the automobile he arrived in.
Jeronimo Garcia Guerra, 69, was robbed whereas he was trapped beneath his damaged down automobile he had been making an attempt to repair in a Phoenix, Arizona, parking zone
The tragic incident happened at about 9:45am on June 17, however cops have been solely referred to as to the scene at round midday
Guerra’s devastated kids, Monica and Jerry Garcia, spoke out on their father’s surprising ordeal together with his daughter revealing her automobile was additionally stolen within the looting
After Margarita’s automobile had damaged down, Guerra had pushed his daughter Monica’s automobile again to the parking zone earlier than he started working his spouse’s stalled automobile.
He had arrived on the parking zone at about 9:45am, and cops have been solely referred to as round midday, heartbroken Monica advised AZFamily.
‘Who is aware of when the automobile actually fell on him,’ Monica stated.
‘Who is aware of how lengthy he is been beneath there.’
Talking out on the tragedy, the daughter added: ‘After every thing, they went by means of my dad’s pockets and my mother’s automobile and so they noticed them go away with my automobile.
Monica blasted the witnesses who noticed the automobile fall on prime of her father and people who took benefit of his trapped, helpless place and determined to steal from him.
‘It is onerous as a result of I’d by no means do this to any person. I might care much less about my automobile however a minimum of they may have stayed there with him till assist got here,’ she stated.
‘At the very least I’d’ve identified he wasn’t by himself all day till any person determined to say oh my god he is not shifting.’
Monica’s automobile was later found deserted near the harrowing scene, however she stated the theft was the least of her worries.
‘That is any person’s dad, any person’s husband, a grandparent, any person’s finest buddy. He is my particular person. And I haven’t got that anymore as a result of any person could not cease and verify,’ she stated.
A GoFundMe web page, arrange by Guerra’s daughter-in-law revealed he was additionally a grandparent to ‘little Margarita and Michael (Mijo)’
Heartbreaking photographs shared by the household present a contented Guerra surrounded by his kids and grandchildren earlier than his tragic loss of life
Guerra’s son Jerry Garcia Jr. additionally advised the TV station: ‘He at all times believed no one out there may be going that can assist you. On this scenario, he was proper’.
Following the devastating incident, Guerra’s daughter-in-law April Adams arrange a GoFundMe because the household put together to put him to relaxation.
In a heartbreaking message, April wrote: ‘On June 17, 2024 Jeronimo Garcia Guerra, (beloved husband, father, Tata, father in legislation, and buddy) misplaced his life in an accident whereas repairing a automobile (with extenuating circumstances).
‘We’re asking for assist as we’re making ready to put him to relaxation. He leaves behind his spouse Margarita, 2 kids, Monica (Ramiro) and little Margarita and Michael (Mijo), and Jerry (April). Any assist presently can be grateful’.
In an replace posted yesterday, April revealed the funeral service can be held on the finish of the week because the $4,000 donation aim has been reached.
Police haven’t but made any arrests and their investigation is ongoing.
