Dayton mother seeking justice after her daughter was killed in a car crash
DAYTON, Texas - A Dayton mother is desperately seeking justice after her daughter was killed in a car crash in July.
For the last two months, Amanda Morales has been waiting for answers from investigators.
In July, Morales says her 27-year-old daughter, Allyssa Salazar left a bar and got in the car with a driver she claims was not sober enough to be behind the wheel.
Just after 2:30 a.m. on July 6, Dayton police say a car crashed along Hwy 146 South in Dayton, Texas.
Inside the car were two women, including Allyssa, who was seated in the passenger’s seat without a seatbelt.
"The car flipped three times and the car fell on top of my daughter and crushed her to death, so she broke every bone in her body. I couldn’t see her but this much from the nose up, Morales said.
Allyssa was pronounced dead on the scene.
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Authorities rushed the driver to the hospital to check for injuries. Although Morales said multiple bottles of alcohol and a bag of marijuana were found in the car, investigators said the driver did not appear intoxicated and was not administered a sobriety test, nor taken into custody.
The driver reportedly left the hospital a few hours later on her own accord.
Morales is now working with an attorney and Mother’s Against Drunk Driving hoping to get justice. But she fears a key piece of evidence is missing.
"They should’ve did their job. They failed me. I asked them, 'so y’all didn’t do a sobriety test, y’all didn’t do a breathalyzer, y’all didn’t take her blood. Is she getting a ticket for the open containers? And they said, 'Uh, no ma’am.'
"I feel like I shouldn’t be trying to fight the police, I should be grieving my daughter," Morales said.
Morales now often replays a video of her daughter singing her happy birthday. She never thought it would be the last birthday they'd celebrate together.
"All I have are her videos now. That’s all I have. I miss her so much. I don’t know how I’m going to make it without her. I miss her so much," Morales said.
Morales said Allysa Salazar could sing like an angel and always dreamed of opening up her own beauty salon.
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Dayton police says the case has been turned over to the Liberty County District Attorney's Office and will soon be presented to a grand jury to determine if the driver will face any charges.
Morales says her daughter Allyssa would’ve turned 28 at the end of the month.