A Dallas woman is fighting for her life after a horrific hit-and-run car accident that also claimed the life of her college roommate.
Camryn Herriage, 23, was in a car with her college roommate and three other friends on Feb. 11.
Her vehicle was waiting at a red light on Beckley Avenue, where the Woodall Rogers Freeway ends, when a Ford pickup truck plowed into her, causing a chain-reaction car crash, Fox4 News reported.
All passengers were taken to hospital, where Herriage has been on a ventilator in the intensive care unit for a month due to life-threatening injuries sustained in the fatal accident.
Bystanders reported seeing a woman exit the driver's side of the truck and flee the scene on foot, “wearing a little black dress and white club shoes,” an affidavit said.
A Dallas woman, Camryn Herriage, is fighting for her life after a hit-and-run accident allegedly caused by a “drunk” woman in club clothes
All passengers were taken to hospital, where Herriage had been on a ventilator in the intensive care unit for a month due to life-threatening injuries he sustained in the accident
The woman who allegedly fled was later identified by police as 27-year-old Carmen Guerrero
Witnesses described the women as “extremely drunk.”
The woman who allegedly fled was later identified by police as 27-year-old Carmen Guerrero.
Investigators said they found Guerrero's wallet in the abandoned Ford truck and took her into custody 11 days after the accident.
She now faces multiple charges, including manslaughter and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. She is being held in the Dallas County Jail.
While Herriage continues to fight for her life in the intensive care unit, her older sister Casie Campanello has not left her side for weeks.
“Literally a careless act. “Put us in a situation that has changed all of our lives,” she said. “We are very helpless and just stay strong for them, but that is very difficult to see.”
She added: “When she came out of her first operation the surgeon told us he had never seen anyone come to hospital with her injury. 'So she has a purpose.'
Herriage's best friend and roommate from Texas Tech University tragically died in the hit-and-run.
Sara House, 23, worked as an executive sales associate assistant at Ralph Lauren after graduating from Texas Tech, studied business, management and marketing and also competed in bikini competitions.
Herriage, 23, was in a car with her college roommate and three other friends on Feb. 11 – the night of the fatal car crash
Their vehicle was waiting at a stoplight on Beckley Avenue, where the Woodall Rogers Freeway ends, when they were struck by a Ford pickup truck, resulting in a chain-reaction car accident
Herriage works at a social media management and branding company based in Lubbock, Texas
While Herriage continues to fight for her life in the intensive care unit, her older sister Casie Campanello has not left her side for weeks. “Quite literally a careless act.” Put us in a situation that changed all of our lives.
Herriage's best friend and roommate from Texas Tech University, Sara House (pictured), tragically died in the hit-and-run
The two college roommates (pictured) were very close and often made TikToks together, which Herriage shared on her profile with 32,000 followers
After graduating from Texas Tech, Sara House worked as an executive sales associate assistant at Ralph Lauren, studied business, management and marketing, and competed in bikini competitions
The college roommates were very close and often made TikToks together, which Herriage shared on her profile with 32,000 followers.
Herriage works at a social media management and branding company based in Lubbock, Texas.
She had recently returned to North Texas after graduating from college in December.