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Carjacker beats up 72-year-old, takes car, only to die in crash, police say

A San Antonio great-grandmother is recovering after a brutal carjacking this week.

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A San Antonio great-grandmother is recovering after a brutal carjacking this week.

Highlights

  • Shirlene Hernandez, 72, was on her way to a Shell gas station Tuesday morning to get a Diet Coke.
  • On her way inside, a man grabbed her, hitting her several times in the face in a tussle to take her keys.
  • Despite three men trying to tackle the attacker, he still got away with her car.
  • Not long after, police found her car on the interstate, totaled – and with the suspected carjacker dead inside.
  • Despite her age, she still works every day and needs a vehicle to get her there.
  • A GoFundMe page to help Hernandez buy a replacement car has raised nearly triple that amount as of Monday afternoon.