Mom says accused hit-and-run driver 'has no heart' after teen killed on West Broad Street

A Henrico County family is grieving the loss of 16-year-old Joshua Driver, who was struck and killed early Saturday morning on West Broad Street in what police say was a DUI hit-and-run.

John Daniel Bruehl, 41, is charged with driving under the influence and hit-and-run in connection with Joshua's death. Police say the crash happened around 3 a.m. Saturday, near a construction site on West Broad Street. Joshua's body was found in a grassy area on the shoulder of the road about three hours later. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to his family, Joshua had ventured out Friday night with his brother to Arby's. His brother said Joshua missed the bus on their way back, and his mother believes he was walking home from the Willow Lawn area when he was struck.

Sharon Driver said the circumstances of her son's death are devastating.

"This man just hit him and ran away. How can he do that to my son? I feel like he has no heart. He didn't have a heart," Sharon Driver said.

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