AUSTIN, Texas — There are new details about a deadly hit-and-run that happened Tuesday morning in Downtown Austin.
According to court documents, police attempted to pull Tyrone Thompson over when he took off down Seventh Street, running multiple red lights before hitting two people crossing at the Red River intersection.
Thompson also got into a second crash that morning, less than an hour later near Del Valle. Court documents show deputies who responded to that second crash believed Thompson was under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
The Downtown Austin crash critically injured one person and cost 26-year-old Cody Shelton his life, leaving his family members and colleagues in mourning.
It is hard for Angel Scallion, Shelton's aunt, to describe her nephew in words, but the ones she can find have her reflecting on the kind of person he was.
"He would just, you know, light up a room. He's very friendly with everybody. He loved everybody," Scallion said. "I feel him, I see him. I want to see him here on my couch, like for Christmas."
Scallion said Shelton loved cooking, calling it his passion. Growing up in Fort Worth, Shelton moved to Austin to fulfill his dream of serving others. Most recently, he worked at the Arlo Grey Restaurant as a cook with Chef Alejandro Munoz.
"I always ask everybody, you know, 'What's your 5-year plan?' Like, you know, going into it and things like that. And he was like, 'You know, I want to have my own place,'" Munoz said. "I heard the news and, just, my heart sunk."
Shelton's dreams have now been taken away. For Scallion, she is seeing history repeat itself.
"He actually was hit by a car here in Fort Worth, and we thought we were going to lose him. He was in ICU for two weeks, and so to hear that he had been hit again was kind of very heartbreaking for his mom. I mean, for all of us," Scallion said.
Shelton's death now leaves unanswered questions for his family and coworkers – questions about who he could have become.
"Tragedy is what's making a name for him, and that's sad because he had so much potential in what he was doing and what he loved," Scallion said. "And it's just hard. It's hard to think that this is what's making his name out there."
A GoFundMe has been started by Shelton's family to help lay him to rest in Fort Worth.