A family says the justice system in Bexar County has failed them after a hit-and-run crash left Matthew “Matt” Belknap with life-threatening injuries, and they believe the woman charged in connection with the incident has avoided the consequences ordered by a judge.

A driver struck Matthew while he was riding his bicycle. In a November 2017 interview, he described the extent of his injuries.

“There are 11 plates and 50 screws from the eyebrow line down to the jawline,” said Matthew.

His family said the crash ultimately left Matthew with life-changing brain injuries.

Marissa Ross, the woman later identified as the suspect in the case, was charged with failure to stop and render aid, court records show.

Ross pleaded no contest in August 2019. In January 2020, Judge Jennifer Peña granted

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