Mother seeks changes in identifying victims after son dies alone following hit and run Mom seeks changes after son dies alone following hit-and-run A mother whose son was killed in a hit-and-run crash says he died alone because officials couldn't identify the 19-year-old soon enough. ORLANDO, Fla. - A mother whose son was killed in a hit-and-run crash says he died alone because officials couldn't identify the 19-year-old soon enough. "It’s hard to know that my son was fighting for his life and I couldn’t hold his hand." For six days, Vivian Blanco desperately searched the streets of Orlando for her son, Anthony Mejias.