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Jessica Perez, 30, was on her way out of the door of her West Side home to pick up her daughter, who was late coming home, when her cell phone rang Friday night.

“Ms. Perez, Cassandra was hit by a car,” said a girl's voice on the line, she recalls.

“Stop playing around,” Perez replied. But the girl was telling the truth.

Cassandra Perez, 12, was fatally struck by Roberto Macias' Ford Focus as he exited Loop 410 near Demya Drive on the city's Southwest Side around 11:35 p.m. Friday. San Antonio police said she was one of several teens who'd dared each other to run across the dark, three-lane access road.

A woman took the phone from the girl who called Perez. The woman — a nurse — had checked Cassandra for a pulse, couldn't find one and called 911. Once EMS arrived, the woman, who didn't know Perez, picked Perez up from her home and drove her to the scene. Cassandra had already been taken to University Hospital, where she later died.

Cassandra, a seventh-grader at Northside Independent School District's Anson Jones Middle School, had been attending Skateland West's Friday night dance for two years, her mother said. On Friday, she'd gone to the skating rink with a friend around 7:30 p.m., shelled out the $8.32 to enter, and danced with friends. When the dance ended, she and other teens started running across the access road.

One girl dared Cassandra to join, but a girl Cassandra knew from school pulled her back, Perez said. The first girl ran across, police said, and Cassandra followed but slipped while crossing the street. She bent over to fix her shoe, Perez said, and was struck by Macias' car.

Her grandmother, Gloria Garcia, said she and Cassandra had talked about fatal crashes before, when the curious girl noticed wreaths of flowers at the scene of an accident.

“She said she'd never do that,” said Garcia, 50. “But when they're out with their friends, you never know. It's not worth a dare.” One week shy of her 13th birthday, Cassandra had recently tried out and made the volleyball team. Her mother, who was extremely close to Cassandra, called her “Cassie” or “Princess,” relatives said. Like any teenage girl, the two argued over using the telephone but bonded over shopping, talking and just spending time together.

Perez said going to Skateland West on Friday nights was one of Cassandra's favorite activities, but she also loved spending time with her brothers: Marcus Alexander, 20; Mark Jr., 10; Michael, 8 and Matthew, 5.

“She's my only daughter,” Perez said. “I'm going to miss her so much: our hanging out, going shopping, even fighting for the phone. I've lost my best friend.”

Relatives were somewhat comforted by the throngs of people who came to the scene of the crash Saturday evening for a candlelight vigil. About 100 classmates and their parents showed up, and many brought balloons, teddy bears, flowers and signed posters that they attached to a chain-linked fence outside the skating rink.

A daring girl, Cassandra liked to prove she could accomplish something, Perez said. And while peer pressure was strong and hard to ignore, Perez hopes other teens can learn from Cassandra's death.

“Never dare about it, and don't play around on the highway,” she said Sunday.

Police said the teens' actions Friday night were dangerous, and could have resulted in more injuries or possibly death.

“These vehicles are coming off the highway fast,” said SAPD spokesman Officer Matthew Porter. “Obviously at night, you don't know if vehicles can see you. You're putting yourself and motorists at risk of serious bodily injury, or possibly death.”

Submitted on 09/05/2010

Submitted by: leroy cardenas
Reference: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/mother_mourns_loss_of_only_daughter_102260789.html

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>> Moderator Scores <<

Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
Sorry, Leroy, but car accidents are just too common today. This is a lovely story of human compassion, though. Thanks for submitting, and please try again.


James said:
Definitely Toss: Not Amusing
Not only is this extremely tragic, but it also violates our minimum age requirement. Thanks...


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