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Although investigators could prove that robert huffman's red truck was the vehicle that killed rafael garcia, they still needed to prove to a jury that huffman was driving the vehicle. to do that, investigators had to tie huffman's whereabouts on the night of the fatal crash to rafael garcia's. rafael's friend said she dropped him off at home around 10:00 p.m., but rafael didn't go inside. instead, he started walking back towards highway 281, presumably headed to the country store a short distance away. patrons of a local bar indicated that huffman was there drinking that night and left the ba...

Shoes. for some reason, it's a common occurrence with motor vehicle and pedestrian accidents. >> police identified the victim as 17-year-old rafael garcia, a football player and standout student at southside high school in south-central texas. >> i was shocked. i thought it was just a dream, i was going to wake up from it, because honestly, you know, you just talked to the person the day before. he said, yeah, i'll be there at football practice, this and that. and then, all of a sudden, he's gone? >> rafael was one of six children raised by a single mother. his family was poor, and rafael work...

At home around 10:00 p.m., but the friend said rafael didn't go inside. instead, he started walking toward highway 281. >> he was known to walk down to what they refer to as the corner store, which is, they're kind of out in the country, so it's a ways down. he didn't have -- he didn't own a car. he didn't have his own car to drive, so he was usually walking out there. >> rafael was hit and killed on highway 281, just a quarter mile from his home. the only clues to the driver's identity were tiny bits of glass, plastic, and red paint, presumably from the vehicle's front headlight and turn sign...

He fled the state the next day, driving 1,000 miles to tennessee, hoping the case would blow over and be forgotten. but by this time, too many law enforcement agencies were looking for him. >> all the planets were aligned because it was every single little piece of evidence together that made this such a strong case. and it just -- everything fell into place. >> the paint chips at the scene fit perfectly to huffman's truck. and the truck's grill also matched rafael's injuries. >> you could almost compare the height of the grill on that truck to the height of where the bruises were located on r...