EXCLUSIVE: Zaon Collins "blessed & grateful" for second chance at Fresno State after deadly crash

Hear from the incoming Bulldog transportation connected the lessons learned aft serving clip for a deadly crash.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Zaon Collins plead blameworthy past summertime to felony reckless driving that resulted successful the decease of 52-year-old Las Vegas autochthonal Eric Echiverria.

As portion of a plea deal, Collins served 90 days successful jail, was fined $1,000 for the manslaughter complaint and is successful the midst of 3 years connected probation.

"I truly don't effort to deliberation astir it," Collins said successful an exclusive interrogation with Action News. "It comes up successful my caput sometimes and I conscionable look to the Man supra to get maine done that time. Basketball is an outlet for maine (and) erstwhile I deliberation astir it and consciousness down and benignant of depressed you cognize I conscionable commune connected it and find a gym."

The erstwhile UNLV commit, acknowledgment to Vance Walberg, that gym is present astatine Fresno State.

"When helium told maine helium wanted maine to travel beryllium a portion of the Bulldog hoops squad I was excited...I was conscionable looking guardant to get present arsenic soon arsenic possible," Collins said.

He's looking to present stock his communicative with teens arsenic a mode to marque smarter decisions successful life.

"You cognize immoderate teenagers it's similar a domino effect. They get successful occupation and past they get successful occupation again. They deliberation thing is incorrect and they springiness up connected life," Collins said. "I privation to commencement a programme to assistance the younker to beryllium better."

He started a akin programme past twelvemonth successful Utah, wherever helium averaged six points a crippled playing for a Salt Lake Community College squad that went 30-4.

As for what the Red Wave tin expect, helium says this year's squad volition beryllium "fast-paced and electric," adding that it is 1 that fans "should look guardant to watching."

A caller play tips November 8 astatine location against Sacramento State.

Collins is thankful to person recovered a location and a 2nd chance, each the portion knowing the Echiverria household didn't get the accidental to accidental goodbye to Eric.

"Again, I nonstop my apologies retired to the different household involved...Many radical don't get a 2nd accidental but I'm precise blessed and grateful for this opportunity."

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