MINNEAPOLIS — Many intersections don't mean much to most people – except for Victoria Nichols and Andy Meissner. The intersection of Third Avenue South and South Seventh Street now holds a negative connotation after their nephew and brother was hit by a car and left behind in the early hours of July 14.
"My brother Carl was riding his motorcycle home," Meissner said.
Carl Vargas was riding his motorcycle along Third Avenue South and crossing Seventh where he had a green light. Surveillance video obtained by the family and shown to KARE 11 shows a black Camaro speeding through the intersection, hitting Carl, then skidding to a stop halfway down the next block.
"What it was at first was anger, was probably what it was," Meissner said. "Obviously at the whole situation and the fact that these guys did what they did."
"They fled the scene and left him for dead," Meissner added.
MPD says this is an active and open investigation, but Nichols and Meissner say they feel left in the dark.
"We're waiting to hear back about what it being done, but still, it feels like not enough is being done," Meissner said.
It's why they've spent days asking buildings nearby for that surveillance video.
"There's several camera angles that we have," Nichols said, speaking of the video they've collected.
"The only car that comes after the Camaro," she said, showing KARE 11 the video. "Of which the two suspects enter in, and then continue down Seventh Street."
To make matters worse, while Carl is lying on the ground in pain, surveillance video shows a random person come up and take his bag.
"Made it impossible for first responders to even identify Carl," Meissner said. "We didn't find out, pretty much, until Monday."
Vargas is still at the hospital, resting and recovering. Until the people who did this are found, Nichols and Meissner say they won't stop.
"Trying to get justice for Carl," Nichols said. "That's really our bottom line, that's really the end game here."
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