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Man Charged After Intentionally Causing Lake Worth Pedestrian Accident

Posted on Jul 19, 2012

Twenty-six-year-old Diego Francisco Pascual is being held in the Palm Beach County Jail without bond after causing a deadly Fort Worth pedestrian accident.

The fatal accident occurred around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 15, 2012. Pascual intentionally ran over his 17-year-old girlfriend Ana Pedro Andres and her family as they were walking down the 800 block of North H Street.

Pascual lived with Ana and her family. The night before the accident, Pascual and Ana argued after she refused to give him the keys to his 2001 GMC Yukon so he could go out drinking. Her parents became involved after Pascual hit Ana. He left the home in the SUV and went to a local convenience store where he purchased an 18-pack of Bud Light beer. He began drinking the beer in the parking lot and then drove to a friend’s house to continue drinking. He woke up at 9 a.m. determined to get revenge.

Pascual went to the family’s home on the 700 block of North G Street, but then saw the family at a nearby laundromat. When the family left, he followed them in his vehicle. Then he accelerated to 50 mph and drove directly into the family.

Ana’s mother, 37-year-old Cristina Andres was killed. Ana and her father, 37-year-old Miguel Pedro Francisco, suffered severe injuries and were hospitalized at Delray Medical Center. Ana’s siblings, Carmina, 6, and Manuel, 2, sustained minor injuries. Maria, 9, was with the family, but was able to get out of the way. The children were taken to Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach where they were treated and released.

Pascual left the scene. After police began a countywide search for his vehicle, he turned himself in later on Sunday. He is being held on one charge of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted first-degree murder.

Palm Beach accident attorney David Glatthorn offers his condolences to all affected by this tragic accident.