The victim of a hit-and-run, who is expected to have one of his legs amputated, received a call from a stranger who admitted to being the driver. This was more than likely to relieve his own guilt for leaving the scene than anything else.
He apologized for leaving him on the road with critical injuries.
Paul Adams, 34, was hit by a car in Vancouver, Washington, on Feb. 19, and left with serious injuries to his legs, back and ribs. The driver fled the scene, and no arrest has been made in the case, KATU reports.
A passerby found Adams by the side of the road after the crash, according to KOIN. The victim was rushed to a hospital to treat his injuries. Shortly after the incident, Adams’ mother, Nancy Peterson expressed how upset she was.
“I am not eating,” Peterson said. “I cry. That’s my first-born in [the hospital], my son. The person who did this is still out there running free.”
After he finally awoke from his coma, Adams began to communicate with his parents again.
“It’s hard on him, it just depends on the moment he’s in,” Peterson said of her son since he woke up. “In one moment, he’s really optimistic and other times he just breaks down in tears and can’t stop sobbing. He continuously says that his life is over.”
This week, they found out Adams will have one of his legs amputated.
“The doctors took the wrap off to see how the skin was and it’s rough. They said they are taking his left leg,” Peterson said.
Police were able to find the Nissan sedan involved in the crash and identify the suspect. Deputies are waiting to get in touch with him so he can be arrested — but he’s already been in touch with Adams.
“He called my son while he was in the hospital, and he admitted to doing it,” Peterson said. “He told him that he was sorry, and that he hasn’t been able to sleep or eat… he was worried my son was going to die.”
Clark County deputies have not confirmed the suspect in this case is the person who called Adams taking responsibility for the crash.
With rising medical costs Adams’ family has created a GoFundMe account to pay for his lengthy stay in the hospital.