The family of the driver police said killed 8-year-old Caleb Ramirez in a 2024 crash in Pharr was ordered to pay Ramirez's family a total of $80 million.

The jury found that Alex Castillo and his family were negligent in the death of Caleb Ramirez in a wrongful death trial.

Caleb's family said they feel the jury’s decision shows Castillo was negligent, and caused Caleb’s death.

"Everything that was posted on social media was a lie, this is Caleb's truth," Caleb's mother, Sonia Hernandez, said following the verdict. "You do not slander our child."

As previously reported, Caleb died on April 26, 2024, after he was struck by a truck while he was riding his bike near his home in the 700 block of East Eller Street.

The Pharr Police Department previously identified the driver as Alex Castillo, who was not charged in Caleb’s death. Castillo, who was 17 at the time of the crash, was cited for not having a license.

Until the Thursday verdict, no one had been found to be at fault in Caleb Ramirez's death.

The Pharr Police Department were also named in the lawsuit, but they are no longer involved. They were previously listed to ensure they turned over all evidence of the case, and they were removed from the lawsuit once all the evidence was received and the trial began.

The lawsuit asked for $1 million, but attorney Ray Thomas said the figure was one they were required to put to file the lawsuit.

Sonia Hernandez said the lawsuit was not about the money, but to show that Caleb was not at fault for his death.

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“We had a feeling as his parents as his advocates, we knew something was wrong, and we had to stand up for our child to get that evidence and find out what went wrong,” Sonia Hernandez said. "That's what we wanted to show the people here today, this child did everything right."

During the trial, the jury saw how Castillo accelerated before killing Caleb. A Pharr police detective also said Castillo continued driving down the block after hitting Caleb, and that there was no indication of Castillo attempting to stop the vehicle before the crash.

The crash was recreated by a team hired by the attorney and showed Castillo was driving around 17 miles per hour, and he accelerated when he hit Caleb.

The Castillo family had no representation during the trial, and said they made that decision because there's no defending what happened. When they took the stand, they pleaded the fifth to avoid self-incrimination.

Aurea Castillo, Alex's mother, said she and her family were forced to put their social media accounts on private due to the death threats they've been receiving. She says her kids are talented and hard workers, and she wants Caleb's family to have peace.

It was the jury's decision to award Caleb's family $80 million. 

Members of the Castillo family apologized to Caleb's family during closing arguments. 

The Pharr Police Department did not test Alex Castillo for drugs or alcohol following the crash. A detective testified that they didn't believe he was under the influence at the time of the crash.

Channel 5 News spoke with the attorney of the Hernandez family. He said the family wants to keep Caleb’s memory alive by creating Caleb's Law, which would require anyone who causes an injury or death of a child in an accident to undergo testing for alcohol and drugs.

“Federal law requires it for 18-wheelers, but you don’t require it for someone who's ran over somebody, and that needs to change,” attorney Orlando Garcia said.

Work on Caleb's Law is still in the early stages.

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