Family of Detroit hit-and-run victim disabled after being run down on bike wants justice [Video]

DETROIT (FOX 2) – A family is demanding answers after a nearly fatal hit-and-run incident. Police are now asking the public if they recognize the suspect’s burgundy Chrysler 200.

“This man has brain injuries; this man had skin on the road,” said Wanda Figueroa. “You didn’t hit a dog or a cat. You hit a human.”

The driver crashed into Andres Santiago, who was riding his bicycle home from work and was left for dead.

“When he came into the hospital, the doctors thought he wasn’t going to make it because he couldn’t walk, he didn’t know where he was, he didn’t know what hit him,” said Figueroa, a translator and friend. “He now has to walk with a cane. He doesn’t have the function of his body.”

It’s been a struggle for Santiago and his family for more than a month. The hit-and-run occurred at Mackenzie and Center on Detroit’s west side on …