Overview
- Police responded after being flagged down on Sunday, July 5, and found a man with a severe head injury in a parking lot near Woodbridge Parkway.
- Investigators allege the victim, 20-year-old Maximiliano Maldonado, and 19-year-old Rene Padilla argued before Padilla chased Maldonado’s car and struck him with a vehicle.
- Court documents say Padilla used a woman’s shared phone location to find the scene, damaged the victim’s mirror, and surveillance footage shows the car accelerating into Maldonado and throwing him onto the pavement.
- Maldonado was taken to a regional hospital in critical condition and died on July 11, after which police obtained an upgraded charge of murder; Padilla remains in the Collin County Jail.
- Prosecutors will review the arrest affidavit and evidence next and the investigation is ongoing, with court filings and hearings expected to clarify formal charges and next steps for the case.