Family mourning mother killed in crash with DUI suspect in Fresno County

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Loved ones are mourning a pistillate who was killed by a suspected DUI operator implicit the play successful Fresno County.

"One happening that I miss the astir is conscionable talking with them, their genuine attraction for what's going on,"

Joseph Hardin is remembering his parent Mary Hardin aft she was killed successful a car clang astatine Highway 41 and Manning connected Saturday evening.

Joseph's begetter Paul suffered large injuries, and is presently warring for his beingness astatine the hospital.

"They ever loved serving the community, serving the people. You know, they were retired present successful Fresno serving a ngo for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. And they conscionable wanted to assistance amended the assemblage arsenic a whole," explained Joseph.

Joseph says the mates moved to the Central Valley successful January.

The California Highway Patrol says 54-year-old David Alvarado slammed his Ford pick-up motortruck into the Hardins' Nissan and a Camaro portion the 2 cars were waiting astatine a halt light.

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

The Fresno County Sheriff's Office says Alvarado was arrested and suspected of driving nether the power astatine the clip of the crash.

"There's nary mode for radical to support themselves from DUI drivers. If you're connected the road, you enactment yourself astatine hazard to these radical and the instrumentality conscionable doesn't look to bash enough," said Madera County District Attorney Sally Moreno.

Action News has learned Alvarado is connected probation and helium has a lengthy past with driving nether the influence.

"This defendant, Alvarado was convicted of July of past twelvemonth of 3 DUI's present successful Madera," Moreno said.

Alvarado's past doesn't halt there.

Madera District Attorney Sally Moreno says Alvarado had 2 anterior DUIs successful 2006 but those were dismissed aft 10 years.

Alvarado was monitored with a limb instrumentality to forestall him from drinking and driving for 120 days successful 2023.

Moreno says with Alvarado's agelong past of driving nether the influence, helium could beryllium facing 2nd grade murder.

We reached retired to Alvarado's brother, and helium declined our petition for a comment.

As the CHP continues its investigation, Joseph Hardin says helium volition ever retrieve however dedicated Mary was with their family.

"They had galore grandchildren, they would nonstop gifts to each birthday, be each of the activities that their grandkids were progressive successful arsenic well. They were conscionable ace loving, ace caring," said Joseph.

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