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Retired Dallas firefighter Charles Contreras Sr., 60, dies after motorcycle crash with alleged hit-and-run driver Juan Diaz Lizama, 20, in Dallas, Texas
Modified Date:
Tue, 07/21/2015 - 2:14pmAccident Date:
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Retired Dallas Firefighter Has Died, After Being Hit By Alleged Drunk Driver
His son, Charlie Contreras, Jr. posted a goodbye message to his father on Facebook which reads, “RIP Charles Gabriel Contreras Sr. March 22nd 1955-April 29th 2015. Good bye my father. I know you’re with God. Watch Over me as I know you always do.”
Dallas firefighter dies after hit-and-run wreck
With Contreras' death, he could now be facing additional charges. Charlie Contreras, a beloved 33-year veteran of Dallas Fire-Rescue, is survived by two adult sons and a daughter.
A retired Dallas firefighter who was hit by an alleged drunk driver has died. Charles Contreras Sr., 60, was struck Sunday while on his motorcycle by the driver of a pickup truck who ran a red light. Officers arrested the hit-and-run suspect not far from the crash scene. Contreras had been in a coma and in critical condition until he died on Wednesday.
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Type: Motorcycle Accident
People Involved:
Charles Contreras Sr.
Juan Diaz Lizama
City:
Dallas, TXCounty:
Dallas County, TXArea:
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
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