{"id":39179,"date":"2025-11-07T04:41:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T04:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/39179\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T04:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T04:41:10","slug":"hit-and-run-on-corpus-christis-westside-leaves-one-man-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/39179\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit-and-run on Corpus Christi’s Westside leaves one man dead"},"content":{"rendered":"

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 One man is dead after a fatal accident on Corpus Christi’s Westside. <\/p>\n

According to CCPD, officers responded to a call at the 1600 block of North Lexington Boulevard on Wednesday. When they arrived they found a young man who was hurt. EMS was already on the scene. The victim was taken to a hospital where he later died. <\/p>\n

Officials found out that two vehicles were racing north on Lexington, turned around southbound, and hit the victim. The drivers, identified as 19-year-old Ricardo Licea and 18-year-old Jesus Rodriguez were arrested and charged with Racing Causing Death. That’s a second-degree felony. <\/p>\n

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