{"id":48214,"date":"2014-01-25T16:17:17","date_gmt":"2014-01-26T00:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=48214"},"modified":"2014-01-29T13:14:25","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T21:14:25","slug":"family-mourns-hit-and-run-victim-driver-sought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/01\/25\/family-mourns-hit-and-run-victim-driver-sought\/","title":{"rendered":"Family mourns hit and run victim, driver sought"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Flowers<\/a>
Flowers and a poster board with pictures and messages left by loved ones mark the spot on Avenue R, near 65th Street East, where 29-year-old Terence Redack was hit by a car Jan. 19. He died days later.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE\u2014 Family and friends gathered at an east Palmdale crash site Saturday afternoon to remember the man hit by a vehicle and left bleeding and unconscious in the street nearly a week ago.<\/p>\n

\"Terence<\/a>
Terence Adam Redack, 29<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Terence \u201cTerry\u201d Redack<\/strong> clung to life for a few days before passing away on Jan. 22, family members said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTerry was so smart, funny and quite the character. He had so many friends, so many that love and miss him,\u201d said his mother Debra Redack. \u201cTerry was an inspiration to many and continues to be. He loved and cared for so many. We love and miss Terry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Terence was a very outgoing, funny, goofy kind of guy who loved being fit and healthy, said his sister Samantha.<\/p>\n

\"Terence<\/a>
If you have any information on this incident, call Palmdale Sheriff Station’s Traffic Detail at 661-272-2400.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the evening of Sunday, Jan. 19, Terence was out exercising less than a mile away from home, Samantha said.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old was crossing mid-block on East Avenue R, just east of 65th<\/sup> Street, when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, according to sheriff\u2019s detectives.<\/p>\n

Another driver spotted Terence lying bleeding and unconscious in the roadway, and the passerby alerted authorities around 8:21 p.m., sheriff\u2019s detectives said.<\/p>\n

After receiving first aid at the scene, Terence was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. Family members held vigil at his bedside in the days that followed, but he was pronounced completely brain dead and then pulled off life support Wednesday, Jan. 22.<\/p>\n

Terence once dreamed of becoming a Marine, but he had to be sent home from \u201cboot camp\u201d because he came down with pneumonia, his sister Samantha said. He had started school to become a registered nurse because he really wanted to help people, and he also enjoyed volunteering at the local hospital, Samantha said.<\/p>\n

Terence never got the chance to become the nurse he envisioned, but he would have wanted to help others by donating his organs to patients in dire need, his sister said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my book, he did reach and surpass his expectations more than he could ever possibly imagine,\u201d Samantha stated.<\/p>\n

As family members and friends struggle to cope with Terence\u2019s death, they\u2019re asking the public to help detectives find the hit and run driver.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf anybody sees a car with any frontal damage, report it,\u201d Samantha said. \u201cEven a small dent, any type of front damage at all, report it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing that would bring me and my mom comfort right now is finding the person who did this,\u201d Samantha said.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information on this collision is urged to call the Palmdale Sheriff\u2019s Station\u2019s Traffic Detail at 661-272-2400. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477), or by texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637).<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Previous related story<\/span>: \u00a0Public\u2019s help sought in Palmdale hit-and-run<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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