the man left for dead is 78-year-old angel torres. >> he was bleeding on the back of the head. rough his eyes, through his mouth, all over the place. >> immediately after the accident, angel's son appeals for help. >> my father is fighting for his life. i just would like the public right now to help us. >> information about the gentleman that got hit by the car. >> if there person is listening to police, turn yourself in. >> known in the community as ponce, angel is a retired forklift operator, a huge yankees fan, a fisherman and a wizard at dominos. >> he was one of my best friends. to me he was a good man. he and i, we get together almost every day. we play dominoes. he helps everybody. he was a person that if you need help, he is there for you. he never say no. he never back out. he was there. >> my father is the man i always want to be and the man i pretend to be. a good father. you couldn't ask for a better father, good grandfather, great grandfather. >> angel is an active member of the community, someone who looks out for others. >> in seven years, we used to go down and p