Truck Revvs Engine Before Running Over 19 Year Old

Press Release from the Forney Police Department

December 30, 2008 at approximately 9:20 P.M. Forney Police Department received a 911 call from a Forney resident who stated that his 19 year old nephew had been run over by a truck. 

19 year old Johnny Borrago of Dallas was ran over in the 300 Blk of Hillside Dr in Forney.  Mr. Borrago was outside of his uncle’s residence playing with a remote controlled car when a white Chevrolet pickup truck came by, running the remote controlled car over. 

The truck then turned around in a dead end road and drove back up to where the victim was standing in the middle of the roadway. Borrago tried to get the driver’s attention by stating “You ran over my car!” The truck came to a stop, then began revving his engine and then struck the 19 year old Borrago, running him over. The truck then left the area, leaving Borrago in the roadway.

Borrago was transported by East Texas Medical ambulance to Baylor Dallas where he is listed in critical condition.

Eyewitnesses report that the 2000 or later white Chevrolet pickup truck has a black brush guard, is raised, and may be a four by four. A second vehicle of interest to this hit and run is a white mustang with two blue racing stripes running from front to back. It’s believed to be between a 1998 to 2005 model.

Any information in regards to these vehicles or this incident, please contact Detective Prewitt @ 972-552-3932.

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Update 1/5/2009: Forney Investigators have been working on the December 30, 2008 hit and run case of 19 year old Johnny Borrago, early this morning investigators obtained a warrant for suspect Gregory Cash Chappell of Terrell. Forney Police and Kaufman County Precinct 2 Constables served the warrant at the suspects home and made the arrest at approximately 2:50 pm. Chappell is being held at Forney City Jail on charges of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Felony 1 with a $90,000 bond.

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