ATHENS, Ga. -- Police said Monday they know who is responsible for a hit and run accident that left a 19-year old Kennesaw State student fighting for life. But they don't have the evidence they need to arrest him.
Emily Bowman's parents said Monday their daughter had gone to Athens to celebrate a friend's birthday Friday night. She was walking in the grass along Oak Street just after 3:00 am Saturday to turn in for the night, when a red Mazda pickup went off the road and hit her from behind.
Bowman was rushed to Athens Regional Medical Center where her parents said Monday night she remains on life support. According to Emily's father, Dale, she has a broken pelvis, nose, is unconscious, and for the most part unresponsive.
"She's sick, she's not doing good. Her brain continues to swell," he said.
Bowman said doctors have already removed a large piece of his daughter's skull to help with the swelling, which a recent CAT scan shows stabilizing.
Police found the truck they believe was involved in the crash abandoned a few blocks down the road. Investigators said there were empty beer bottles inside the cab and truck bed.
Investigators said they know from car parts and surveillance video that the truck was involved in the crash. The challenge now is proving who was behind the wheel.
"We suspect that he contacted someone that night and that is how he left the scene, so we're asking anyone that did have contact with him to come forward," said Lt. Don Eckert, one of the investigators on the case.
Eckert said the 22-year old male suspect, who has not yet been named, has already hired a lawyer and refused to talk. Police said he has been in trouble before, but not for drinking and driving. Investigators are tracking down his movements leading up to the crash.
A woman who answered the door Monday evening at the address listed in the police report as being that of the the suspect would not comment on camera, but did say her family is "heartbroken;" she called this "an unbelievable nightmare" that has left the whole family "beyond distraught," and said "we're just praying." She said she could not comment about anything else, such as whether the young man will surrender to police.
She would not give the name of the family's attorney, but said she would ask the attorney to contact 11Alive News right away.
As of late Monday night the attorney had not called 11Alive News.
Emily Bowman's parents, their eyes swollen from not enough sleep, and too many tears, said they simply don't understand. They're begging the man to come foward, explain what happened and accept responsibility for it.
"She's the love of my life," said her mom. "And she's all we really have," added her father, as they sat side by side in the hospital chapel, asking the community to keep them in their prayers.
Tatiana Martinez, who has been one of Emily Bowman's best friends since they were four years old, said Bowman was "the funniest person I've ever met. She's one of the friends that you know will be there for the rest of your life. We talk every single day."
Martinez thought for a moment about the suspect as if she is sure he was the driver.
"I just want him to know what he did and how many people he's hurt. And that's just another reason why people shouldn't drink and drive. That's why Emily wasn't. That's why she chose to walk."
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