Earlier this week, Dan Curtis Fitts, the San Antonio speedster whose reckless decisions snuffed out a young man's life, is set to spend the next 20 years behind bars. Fitts was handed a heavy sentence for his hit-and-run antics that left Quan Van Bach dead back in 2020, as reported by MySanAntonio.
A high-speed confrontation on Loop 410 proved fatal when Fitts, then 42, collided with Bach's motorcycle, sending the latter to a death grip on the unforgiving road. Prosecutors laid out an eerie timeline, revealing that Fitts fled the scene only to call the 911 non-emergency number later to report damages to his bike and not the life he had shattered. According to the same release, Fitts called again the following day, indulging in a fictitious hit-and-run account to supposedly cover his tracks. This dubious sequence was detained by authorities during the trial, as per KENS 5.
But the truth, like the cycle of accountability, comes back around. In October, the gears of the jury locked into place, rendering a guilty verdict for Fitts's failure to stop and render aid. However, his sentencing, initially delayed for a pre-sentencing investigation, was made final just recently, ensuring that justice, though at times seemingly elusive as a road mirage, was indeed served, as detailed in a report by KENS 5.
"As a repeat offender, Dan Curtis Fitts will spend a lot of time in prison due to his incredibly irresponsible decisions. We extend our sympathies to the family of Quan Van Bach," stated Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Joe Gonzales. Fitts's previous entanglements with the law, including a felony conviction for possession of the firearm by a felon and burglary with a deadly weapon, painted a picture of a man who had long veered off the straight and narrow, as mentioned by MySanAntonio.
