Taylor Swift‘s fans are saying “Long Live” to a fellow Swiftie.
Jacob LewisThe 20-year-old died on April 22 after being hit by a suspected drunk driver while leaving a Taylor Swift concert, according to KPRC. He is said to be driving back from an Eras Tour performance in Houston, Texas with his sister Bancroft April when they have a car problem.
The 20-year-old was driving a Buick LaCrosse on U.S. Route 59 at about 1:15 a.m. when “the vehicle was disabled,” according to an April 24 Houston police release that did not name the victim. . Authorities said he stepped out to push their car when he was hit Alan Bryant Hayes, 34 years old, driving a Volkswagen Beetle. Lewis died at the scene.
Lewis’s father Steve Lewis tell KPRC that thing Hayes “stopped, stepped out and helped my daughter pull my son, pull Jacob off his driver’s side tire.” He said the alleged suspect then fled, adding, “Only then did he get back in his car and drive away.”
Hayes was eventually arrested and charged with DWI, and failed to stop and provide assistance, police said. E! News reached out to Harris County police to obtain attorney information for Hayes but received no response.
