Two grieving families request your help
Last week, I interviewed Concepción López, the only passenger who survived a fatal accident last Monday. (The story ran in this week’s edition of Vida.)
In a soft, pained voice, she recalled the accident for me: In the predawn hours of Aug. 3, Concepción López and four relatives were headed to Huron to pick melons. A truck hauling tomatoes allegedly ran a stop sign near Five Points and crashed into a 1990 Honda Civic, killing Concepción López’s husband, Ángel Antonio Núñez, 39; her husband’s brother, Nelson Orlando Núñez, 27; her brother, José Miguel López Menjivar, 25; and her cousin, Antonio Wilfredo Menjivar Sánchez, 21.
The family is collecting money to send the four bodies back to their native El Salvador. It is estimated that shipping the bodies will cost about $26,000, and there will be additional funeral expenses in that country. Any donations will also help support the impacted families, who have lost their breadwinners.
If you are interested in donating money to Concepción López, her two young children, and her relatives, the family has established a bank account in the name of Medardo Nuñez at the Bank of America in Chowchilla. The account number is 08757-66742.
A second fatal accident occurred in the Fresno area – near Dinuba – less than a week after the Five Points accident, killing eight people, including five children.
The accident occurred after Dinuba police began chasing a Dodge Neon shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday for a traffic infraction on Avenue 424 east of Crawford Avenue, according to The Fresno Bee.
The pursuit ended about four miles outside the city limits when the Neon, traveling east on Avenue 424, ran a stop sign at Road 120 near Orosi and collided with a southbound pickup carrying a family of seven from Orange Cove, according to The Bee.
If you are interested in helping Jennifer and Carlos Salazar, who lost their five children, donations can be made to the Bank of America, “Salazar Children Memorial Fund,” account number 0046974810, according to The Bee. Wells Fargo and Rabobank also are accepting donations.
Photo caption: Concepción López displays a flier requesting donations. By Daniel Cásarez
