- Zahriya Moreno was taken off life support by her family on Wednesday
- She was injured when she was thrown from her boyfriend’s car
A 22-year-old woman was taken off life support by her family after she suffered serious injuries when she was thrown from her boyfriend’s car.
Zahriya Moreno and her boyfriend, 25-year-old Angelito Adrian Olivas, had gotten into an argument early Monday morning and at one point Moreno jumped on the trunk of his vehicle as he tried to leave the area, a criminal complaint said. obtained by KOLD.
Olivas, who had been in a relationship with Moreno for a year and a half, reportedly knew Moreno was standing on the trunk and drove off anyway.
At one point she fell off and Olivas noticed that she was no longer responsive.
He then drove her to the Drexel Heights Fire Department in Tucson, Arizona, and was taken to a local hospital.
Zahriya Moreno, 22, was taken off life support by her family on Wednesday after suffering injuries when she was thrown from her boyfriend’s car on Monday
Her father, Robert, said he woke up Wednesday knowing Zahriya would be taken off life support.
But he didn’t expect more than 100 people to turn out at Banner-University Medical Center for her honor walk after she donated her organs.
“I never expected such an overwhelming outpouring of support in a million years,” he said.
“I thought it would just be family and friends.”
He added that it’s “amazing to know that parts of my baby will live on, but there are no words, nothing that can ever make this better.”
More than 100 people came to Banner-University Medical Center for her honor walk
Robert said he woke up on Wednesday knowing Zahriya would be taken off life support
He said he didn’t expect so many people to show up for Zahriya’s Honor Walk
He noted that they had previously lost Zahriya’s twin brother Izac, who died in a motorcycle accident in 2021. According to Robert, that had taken its toll.
“Mom often heard her cry when she was alone in her room because she didn’t want others to see her weakness. We trusted in her strength and I hope that now we can somehow fill it,” he said.
‘Because we lost our twins, the future is going to be very dark and we’re going to get through it no matter how hard it is. Because that’s what our daughter would have wanted for us.’
Zahriya’s grandparents also say they find comfort in the fact that she has been reunited with her twin brother.
Olivas has been arrested on charges of domestic violence, aggravated assault and battery.
Zahriya’s family described her as a “very strong girl” who “had just graduated from beautician school”
They described Zahriya as a ‘very strong girl’ who ‘recently graduated from beautician training’ to KVOA.
She was active in JROTC and wanted to do that full-time.
Olivas has since been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, aggravated assault and endangering people.
Later that day, he was released after posting $2,500 bail, much to Robert’s anger.
“It almost seemed like a joke,” he said.
“I am disappointed in the judge, in the legal system.”