At Methodist Dallas Medical Center, the family of Lisa Marie Martinez is preparing to say goodbye three weeks after she was critically injured while riding her bicycle through Oak Cliff. The difficult moment comes as Dallas police announce an arrest in the hit-and-run crash that left Martinez wit h broken legs, a broken pelvis and arm, and internal injuries. “We have to make a decision to take her off the ventilator,” Martinez’s sister, Eve Martinez Zamago, said. Zamago said her sister simply could not overcome her injuries. “She doesn’t deserve to suffer no more, to be in pain. And us as a family, we agree that we’re going to go ahead and go home to glory,” Zamago said. According to an arrest warrant, 45-year-old Octavio Ramirez was driving behind Martinez in the southbound lanes of the 1200 block of North Westmoreland on Aug. 24 when he struck her bicycle and fled the scene. Investigators used Flock cameras to match Ramirez’s car, which was seen driving nearby about three hours later with debris from the crash site. Police said Ramirez admitted to being involved in the collision. For Martinez’s siblings and children, the arrest represents a step toward justice. Now, as the family tackles medical expenses and prepares for an unplanned funeral, they are focused on keeping Martinez’s memory alive for the next generation. “She can rest well now at peace,” Zamago said. This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC DFW. AI tools helped convert the story into a digital article, and an NBC DFW journalist edited it again before publication. ...read more read less