Loved ones grieve loss of teen killed in hit and run in Hazleton, police continue to search for driver On the one-month anniversary of Hector Padilla's passing, friends, family, and police are hoping for answers that will lead to an arrest. Author: Carolyn Blackburne Updated: 10:57 PM EDT July 12, 2021 HAZLETON, Pa. — Loved ones lit candles on Monday in memory of 15-year-old Hector Padilla. Family, friends, and police officers came together for a vigil in Hazleton one month after the teenager was killed. Police said he was riding his bike along Poplar Street when the driver of a white four-door Chevy Silverado hit Padilla and drove off.