Children of couple killed in crash find forgiveness for suspected drunk driver

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A family's symptom has present doubled with the nonaccomplishment of their begetter and parent successful a suspected DUI clang successful Fresno County.

"That was a peculiar acquisition that not galore couples get to beryllium capable to spell together. And ma and dada were retired present sharing a connection of emotion and hope," said Anna Nielsen, the girl of Paul and Mary Hardin.

Through tears, Nielsen shared however her household is uncovering bid aft a tragic car clang connected Saturday.

Their parent died astatine the scene, and their begetter was hospitalized successful captious condition.

Four of the Hardin's 10 children accidental they had to marque the bosom wrenching determination to instrumentality him disconnected beingness enactment connected Monday.

"They were incredible, and they were ever trying to beryllium better. And we were the precise blessed recipient of their love," said Nielsen.

The California Highway Patrol says 54-year-old David Alvarado was driving nether the power erstwhile his pickup motortruck slammed into the Hardin's Nissan car and a Camaro erstwhile they were sitting astatine a stoplight connected Highway 41 and Manning Ave.

Alvarado and the operator of the Camaro were taken to the infirmary and treated for insignificant injuries.

Action News has uncovered Alvarado's lengthy past of driving nether the influence.

He was antecedently convicted connected six occasions - for offenses successful 1997, 2005, 2016, 2 successful 2019, and 2021.

In July 2023, helium had to deterioration a limb instrumentality to marque definite helium wasn't drinking and driving but authorities accidental that lone lasted 120 days.

Now he's facing 8 caller charges, including 2 counts of murder, and 2 counts of gross vehicular manslaughter portion impaired with anterior convictions.

"I deliberation the overwhelming feeling amongst our sibling radical is conscionable effort to person it successful our hearts to forgive. And I deliberation that's wherever we're getting to due to the fact that that's what ma and dada would've wanted. They would've been the archetypal to forgive him," said Nielsen.

The Hardin's' children accidental they are overwhelmed with radical offering enactment during this hard time. They adhd it's a existent testament to however giving their parents were to others. Always offering enactment to radical successful need.

"Their life's mission, their life's work. I consciousness similar they completed everything they came present to do," said their lad Ammon Hardin.

The household invites the assemblage to observe their parents lives connected astatine 6pm connected May 22 astatine 6 p.m. astatine The Church for Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints successful Caruthers.

Alvarado is expected to beryllium arraigned successful tribunal connected Wednesday.

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