Driver in Fatal Hit-and-Run Identified and Charged

LONGVIEW — The driver of the vehicle that hit and killed a 4-year old boy, Cesar Cruz, has been identified as Margarito Aguilar. According to KETK, the 56-year old claims he didn’t know he had hit anything other than a mailbox or a dog. He also tells authorities he does not own a TV or radio and wasn’t aware of the situation. Aguilar has been taken into custody and is charged with a suspended license and no insurance. The accident occurred about 8:15 p.m. November 14. DPS Trooper Jean Dark said the vehicle was northbound on Texas 149 when the motorist struck Cesar, who was most likely in the road.

Deputies were called to the boy’s residence about 6:45 p.m. November 14 after family members reported him missing. Cesar’s mother, Brandie Sieger, said she had left the house to take her father to the store. Her mother was at the house watching her four children when she was notified Cesar was missing. Gregg County Sheriff’s Office deputies, responding to reports of the missing boy, found his body in a ditch on Texas 149 near Younger Road, about a mile from where he went missing.