Casey Rivara GoFundMe: Fundraiser raises over $40,000 for dad who died while helping ducks cross the

Casey Rivara, a 41-year-old California father of two was lethally hit by a vehicle on May 18 in Rocklin, while he was assisting a gathering of ducks with going across the street. A 17-year-old driver was in the driver’s seat of the vehicle that struck him. Casey’s auntie, Tracey Rivara made a pledge drive page on GoFundMe to help the family during this troublesome time.

The pledge drive objective was set at $30,000, yet the family has had the option to raise $75,495 with the assistance of 1,300 gifts as of this composition.

On Thursday. Casey pulled over and escaped his vehicle at the crossing point of Stanford Farm Road and Park Drive at around 8:15 pm neighborhood time to help the birds securely arrive at the opposite side of the road. A young driver moving eastward on Stanford Farm Road unexpectedly hit the 41-year-old while he was going to his vehicle.

The dad of two was articulated dead on the spot of the crash. The Riverside Police Office said that the 17-year-old young lady has not yet been captured or charged, however an examination is right now continuous.

As indicated by Tracy Rivara, C asey was driving his children home after their swimming illustrations when they recognized a mother duck and its ducklings attempting to pass through a bustling intersection.

Casey Rivara’s auntie, Tracey wrote a note on the GoFundMe page about how her nephew met his first love, Heavenly messenger, at 17 years old. Heavenly messenger, who is initially from Hong Kong, joined Casey’s secondary school as an international student.

The two immediately became hopelessly enamored and stayed indistinguishable for a considerable length of time until his terrible demise the week before. He likewise abandoned two lovely kids, James (6), and Sophia (11). Tracey referenced that Casey had as of late started working at his kids’ school to stay significantly nearer to them. He cherished working there since he had the option to make a positive effect on the youngsters.

This delicate man was hitched to my little girl’s dear companion. He abandons 2 small kids and his sweet spouse. He was helping child ducks go across the street when hit and killed by a vehicle. His own kids were with him.

She made sense of how the final thing he did prior to leaving this world demonstrated that he had a humane heart. Tracey composed that the family is as yet attempting to find their balance and sorting out some way to recuperate from this monstrous misfortune.

An observer of the grievous mishap, 12-year-old William Wimsatt told 3KCRA that Casey Rivara escaped his vehicle and shooed the ducks. Everybody around applauded him following his thoughtful gesture. Not long after the ducks securely came to the opposite roadside, Wimsatt said the man was struck by a vehicle that appeared to have showed up out of the blue.

📍Casey Rivara de 41 años estaba ayudando a estos patitos cruzar la calle cuando una chica de 17 años lo atropelló y le quitó la vida. 😭

*Esta fue su ultima foto ayudando a los patitos, y le pusieron patitos en su altar 🦆 💔 pic.twitter.com/zWnvMRp6jC

— Meredith G. 🛋️✨ (@MerGarza) May 23, 2023

The 12-year-old additionally added that Casey’s shoes and one of his socks landed directly before their vehicle.

According to NBC News, on Sunday, Casey Rivara’s significant other Holy messenger Chow said that the family had been profoundly moved by the adoration and backing they had gotten following her better half’s demise. She sent her ardent appreciation to everybody for their tokens of benevolence and the strong messages they had been sending her. Heavenly messenger said that it was really lowering to hear what her better half had emphatically meant for others’ lives.

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