CHP identifies pick-up truck driver killed in head-on crash in Madera County

78-year-old Robert Jerry Kovar is the 4th idiosyncratic who was killed successful Friday morning's clang to beryllium identified.

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The pick-up operator who died successful the head-on clang successful Madera County Friday greeting has been identified.

The California Highway Patrol says 78-year-old Robert Jerry Kovar from Auberry was the operator of the pick-up motortruck that crashed head-on with a van adjacent Avenue 7 and Road 22.

Seven radical wrong the van were killed successful the crash. They were farmworkers, who lived successful Kerman, heading to enactment astatine Lion Farms.

Officers accidental astir of them were not wearing seatbelts.

The lone subsister Benito Perez Mundo, identified by household successful an interrogation with Univision 21, was taken to the infirmary with large injuries but is expected to recover.

So far, 3 of the 7 killed successful the van person been identified.

They are 24-year-old Juvenal Jacobo Talavera from Michoacán, Mexico, 33-year-old Hector Orozco from Jalisco, Mexico and 30-year-old Alfredo Morales Sanchez from Guerrero, Mexico.

In a connection to Action News, Senator Anna Caballero who represents the 14th Senate District that includes some Kerman and Madera said she is "saddened to the perceive the news."

"I connection my sincerest condolences to the families who mislaid loved ones and are mourning their nonaccomplishment My bureau is successful connection with FUERZA, a section radical from Kerman who is readying a candlelight vigil to connection the assemblage a spot to grieve," Caballero said. "May these hard-working men remainder successful peace, and whitethorn their families find love, enactment and healing. We volition support them successful our prayers and whitethorn their memories beryllium a blessing."

On Sunday, a fundraiser volition beryllium held astatine 592 N Madera Avenue successful Kerman. The wealth volition beryllium utilized to bring Alfredo and Victor home. It volition besides spell towards supporting the household of Benito.