{"id":45167,"date":"2025-07-07T05:13:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T05:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/45167\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T05:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T05:13:31","slug":"hit-and-run-driver-kills-brooklyn-restaurant-worker-in-front-of-son-he-just-kept-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/45167\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit-and-run driver kills Brooklyn restaurant worker in front of son: ‘He just kept going’"},"content":{"rendered":"

A hit-and-run driver in a red Dodge Charger mowed down a 42-year-old restaurant worker<\/a> as he crossed a Brooklyn street with his adult son, hitting the victim so hard the man\u2019s cellphone ended up embedded in the muscle car\u2019s grill, officials said Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hear that noise,\u201d Pascual Tziquin\u2019s son Henry Tziquin told the Daily News, recalling the fatal June 22 crash. \u201cI turn around and [think] \u2018Where\u2019s my dad?’\u201d<\/p>\n

Henry, 22, looked around only to see his father sprawled out on the asphalt.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see him on the floor,\u201d he said, the horror show once again unfolding in his mind. \u201cHis eyes were closed. I\u2019m scared \u2026 I don\u2019t know what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pascual was crossing the corner of New Utrecht Ave. and 72 St. in Bensonhurst at about 3:20 a.m. when he was struck by the Charger. HIs son was a step or two ahead of him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe didn\u2019t stop,\u201d Henry Tziquin said about the driver. \u201cHe just kept going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Responding officers tracked down and arrested the driver<\/a>, who they identified as 21-year-old Christian Gonzalez, pulling him over about seven blocks from the crash.<\/p>\n

When Henry came to the spot where they pulled Gonzalez over, he found his father\u2019s cellphone sticking out of the grill, he said.<\/p>\n

Pascual suffered a massive head injury and was rushed to Maimonides Medical Center<\/a> where he was put on life support. He died of his injuries eight days later.<\/p>\n

Henry kept a vigil by his father\u2019s bedside for a week, hoping for some signs of life, but Pascual never regained consciousness.<\/p>\n

\"PasqualPascual Taiquin, 42, was walking with his 22-year-old son Henry Taiquin when a 21-year-old motorist struck him in a fatal hit-and-run in Brooklyn on June 22, 2025. (Courtesy of Henry Tsiquin)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are there with him, watching and waiting for him to wake up, but he never opened his eyes,\u201d he recalled. \u201cHe never moved. Never. never.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cops charged Gonzalez with leaving the scene of an accident without reporting it and improper or unsafe turns or lane changes without using a signal. Gonzalez, who lives in Pennsylvania, was later released following an arraignment in Brooklyn criminal court<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Upgraded charges are expected now that Tziquin has died of his injuries, officials said.<\/p>\n

Pascual and his son immigrated to the U.S. from Guatemala<\/a> two years ago and would often send money back home to relatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a good man. He works hard. Sometimes he goes out with a friend, has some fun,\u201d Henry Tziquin said. \u201cWe\u2019re looking for a better life in this country. That\u2019s why we work. We work hard. We\u2019re not looking for problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Pasqual<\/p>\n

Obtained by Daily News<\/p>\n

Pascual Tziquin lingered comatose in a hospital for a week following the June 22 hit-and-run crash that ultimately claimed his life. (Obtained by Daily News)<\/p>\n

Henry is hoping to raise money to bury his father back in Guatemala and is hoping the driver can be held financially liable.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what to do now,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve got my brothers. I\u2019ve got my mother.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLosing your dad\u2019s not easy. Your dad\u2019s your dad,\u201d he added. \u201cMy mom\u2019s crying. My brothers\u2019 crying. I don\u2019t know what I\u2019m going to do now.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of Thursday, 55 pedestrians have been killed by vehicles<\/a> while crossing city streets this year \u2014 eight less than the 63 pedestrian fatalities reported this time last year, cops said.<\/p>\n

With Thomas Tracy<\/strong><\/p>\n

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