{"id":922347,"date":"2026-07-09T03:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/922347\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T03:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:58:15","slug":"everything-is-gone-family-shares-heartbreak-after-driver-drag-racing-hits-kills-17-year-old-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/922347\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Everything is gone\u2019: Family shares heartbreak after driver drag racing hits, kills 17-year-old girl"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 A South Side mother is mourning the loss of her 17-year-old daughter, Moncerrat \u201cMonce\u201d Maldonado, after San Antonio police say a man who was racing down Southwest Military Drive hit and killed her.<\/p>\n

Monce was walking home after her shift at El Pollo Loco when police say she was hit by 19-year-old Vynzell Edward McGarity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

McGarity is facing one charge for racing on the highway causing serious bodily injury or death, according to county records.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still can\u2019t believe that my daughter is not here,\u201d Sandra Maldonado, Monce\u2019s mother, told KSAT in Spanish. Monce\u2019s sister, Alexyza De la Cruz, translated.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow everything is gone,\u201d De la Cruz said.<\/p>\n

The San Antonio Police Department said McGarity was driving at a \u201chigh rate of speed, racing another vehicle. The driver changed lanes, striking a pedestrian who was crossing the street.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to a police report obtained by KSAT, McGarity was also arrested on March 13, 2026, for reckless driving. In that report, an SAPD officer said they searched McGarity to arrest him and found a ticket in his pants pocket from March 12, 2026, the day prior. The ticket was for speeding, and said McGarity was driving 90 mph in a 70 mph zone.<\/p>\n

Calls for enforcement and roadway improvements<\/p>\n

District 3 Councilmember Phyllis Viagran said the city has been working to address safety issues along Southwest Military Drive.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt comes in cycles really with the drag racing<\/a> and it just seems to be back on our side of town and it\u2019s very troublesome,\u201d Viagran said. \u201cWe\u2019ve taken care of some of our issues on the southeast side of Military Drive with HAWK lights and putting in more traffic lights.\u201d<\/p>\n

De la Cruz said she wants to see more police patrolling along Southwest Military.<\/p>\n

Viagran said curbing racing will require coordination across multiple groups.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore SAPD monitoring and more reports by the neighbors,\u201d Viagran said. \u201cIf (drag racers) take off from Military Drive and they\u2019re speeding down the road, they quickly enter into county area.\u201d<\/p>\n

De la Cruz told KSAT she just wants justice for her sister.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was so kind,\u201d De la Cruz said. \u201cShe was everything for us and she had goals, she had dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n

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