"Like an explosion": Texan mother dies when a rock breaks through a windshield

Keila Flores' family, who was killed after someone threw her a stone from the overpass of a highway through the windshield of the vehicle in which she was, issued a desperate appeal. to justice on Monday, asking the suspect to move forward and confess.

Flores, 33, on Saturday night, was sitting in the front passenger seat while her boyfriend, Christopher Rodriguez, was driving with her three children sitting behind her. Texas, said the police.

"It was a loud shock, almost like an explosion, that occurred in the car – I did not know what it was," Rodriguez told "Good Morning America", in an interview broadcast on Monday. "When it hit the car, my instinct was to turn me away, not knowing what happened, when I turned to the right, I realized that Keila was lying unanswered."

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Rodriguez has stopped and has appointed someone to help him manage CPR, but Flores has not responded. She was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead the next day.

"It's very frustrating.There are so many emotions, such as anger.You just want to take things in hand, knowing that this is not the right thing," Rodriguez said. to "GMA". "I know that the police must take certain steps, and I know that she will eventually arrest the person who did this and that justice will be done."

He explained that the explanation of this strange accident had been difficult for the three children of Flores, who were in the back seat when the stone hit the vehicle.

"It's something you do not forget," Rodriguez said. "I only hope that it will not affect them in the long run and that they will realize that they have a good mother."

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Flores' older brother, John Flores, described his sister as a great, loving mother, in the life of the party.

"Despite the fact that we are losing our sister, we are still a family, and we plan to continue on the same path: to live life to the full and to make sure that children benefit from life," said Flores. "We will talk to them from time to time about his personal identity and share those memories with them."

The younger brother of the victim, Luis Flores, said the situation was still "unreal".

"I wish it was a very long dream," said Flores. "I still do not believe it because that day we talked on the phone and texted before everything happened, it's just unreal, I do not understand it."

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The family said that the investigators interviewed a person of interest in the case, but that the police had not revealed any additional details.

Officers from the temple police department, who are investigating the case, said that the investigation was ongoing on the homicide. He said anyone with information or surveillance footage from the area should contact the ministry immediately.

Rodriguez said that he was confident that the authorities would find the person responsible.

"His death will not be in vain, justice will prevail and I really believe that they will do their job and find that person," Rodriguez said.

The younger brother of Flores shared the same feeling.

"I just hope that they catch this individual," said Luis Flores. "She did not deserve that, no one deserves that."

Marcus Moore and Kevin Lo of ABC News contributed to this report.