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Less than a month after a repeat offender allegedly mangled a Kent man鈥檚 car, leaving the victim paralyzed and comatose, the victim鈥檚 family must now decide whether to allow doctors to remove him from medical life support.

Antonio Soto told The Dori Monson Show that his brother, Ricardo Ruiz Corona, 55, remains in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center, where staff gave their family 鈥渁 few days鈥� to make the choice.

鈥淚t is heartbreaking for my family right now,鈥� Soto told Dori and his listeners on Tuesday. 鈥淢y parents flew in from Mexico to be with him. There are no words.鈥�

Soto told Dori that his brother 鈥渘ever harmed anybody. He was a hardworking man鈥� who sent money from his paychecks to his parents in Mexico, Soto continued. 鈥淥ne of his hobbies was to ride horses. That was his thing.鈥�

Meanwhile, Soto said, Corona鈥檚 family is 鈥渧ery disappointed about the judge鈥� 鈥� King County District Court Judge Pro Tem Justin Walsh 鈥� who ignored King County prosecutor’s request to hold Bowser on $100,000 bail after the collision. Instead, Walsh assigned Bowser an electronic ankle monitor and released him to 鈥渉ouse arrest.鈥�

Corona suffered spinal fractures and a vascular tear in his neck after he 鈥渢rapped and twisted in his vehicle鈥� when the Toyota he was driving was allegedly rear-ended by Shawn Cantrell Bowser, 43, according to Kent police reports.

Bowser, also known as Shaun Bowser, has a criminal history 鈥� including two DUIs – dating back to 1995. In 2020, Bowser pleaded guilty to reckless driving after racing with two other vehicles at speeds of up to 129 mph on Interstate 5.

In last month鈥檚 case, the King County Prosecutor鈥檚 charging papers claim police at the scene found a bottle of vodka in Bowser鈥檚 vehicle and a loaded 9-mm handgun in the defendant鈥檚 pocket.

With Bowser鈥檚 release, it was the third time in a week that Walsh had been on the bench and released suspects considered by prosecutors to be dangerous. Walsh鈥檚 social media posts indicate he is interested in a full-time appointment; currently, his role is temporary.

鈥淚 guess his job is to judge (but) this guy is not doing his job,鈥� Soto told Dori. 鈥淲e are very disappointed when you let criminals go free.鈥�

Lab results from Bowser鈥檚 blood-alcohol test have not yet been released, Dori said. It鈥檚 possible that prosecutors could re-file charges to include vehicular homicide if Corona dies. It is clearly on Soto鈥檚 mind.

鈥淭his guy,鈥� he said, 鈥渉as to pay for what he did to my brother.鈥�

Update May 2

Ricardo passed away Friday. Charges against Bowser have been escalated to vehicular manslaughter.

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Listen to Dori鈥檚 entire interview with the car crash victim鈥檚 brother: