LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A grieving family is still desperately searching for answers about their father. Hak Jin Kim was killed in a hit-and-run crash back in January. His two daughters found his body on the side of the road.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the hit-and-run crash happened on Brent Thurman Way and Hacienda.
And now, his family is sharing more and wants you to know who he was. They're hoping it might bring them closer to bringing a suspect to justice.
"Me and my sister and we were just hysterical,” Annie Kim, the daughter of Hak, said.
Annie Kim said her father took his morning walk every day and that Friday in January was no different. Her sister, Jeannie Kim-Armitage, remembers the day started out normally for her. Their dad left for his walk and she left for work as usual. Surveillance video shows him leaving the house.
"So once I left at 7:30, I just figured he'll just be a few minutes behind me so I left. I got to work right around 8," Kim-Armitage said. "And then, I started getting texts from my sister saying hey, Dad's not back yet. I think there's something wrong."
The daughters said they met up and started to search by tracing his route. When they got to the 215 Beltway on ramp at Brent Thurman Way, they recognized his blue coat. It was on the ground by a guard rail. As they got closer, they found his lifeless body.
"We were having hope that when the paramedics came, maybe [there was] a slight pulse that we couldn't feel," Kim said.
The sisters said he had slight scratches on his face and blood near his mouth.
His family said Hak was a retired fisherman from Hawaii. He was a grandfather and a happy man who loved his family. His daughters said he took good care of his health.
The family is hoping for any answers about what exactly happened but so far, there are no leads and no arrests. LVMPD said the investigation is on-going.
If you have any information, you're asked to contact the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's collision investigation section at 702-828-3060.
