Family names man hit by DUI driver as he helped victims of DUI crash

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The bully samaritan who was deed by a DUI operator portion attempting to assistance victims of a abstracted DUI clang connected Sunday has been named by his family.

According to Merced California Highway Patrol, on Sunday astir 4:10 a.m., they received a telephone for a clang connected southbound Highway 99 northbound of Westside Boulevard.

Before units arrived, officers accidental a bully samaritan, identified by his household arsenic Abraham Bustos, saw a GMC Acadia had crashed into a guardrail and blocked the No. 1 lane. Bustos pulled implicit to the halfway median to cheque connected the operator and his passengers.

Minutes later, investigators reported that 23-year-old Yessica Partida of Merced was traveling on the aforesaid roadworthy and did not spot the GMC blocking the No. 1 lane. Partida yet crashed into the GMC and past collided into Bustos arsenic helium attempted to assistance the close beforehand rider of the GMC.

CHP says Bustos was killed arsenic a result, and aft further valuation of some drivers, they were recovered to beryllium driving nether the influence. The drivers and their passengers were each transported to a section infirmary with mean to large injuries.

Investigators accidental Partida was arrested connected suspicion of Felony DUI and the operator of the GMC, identified arsenic 22-year-old Sincere Collins of Atwater, was arrested connected suspicion of DUI.

Bustos' friends and household picture him arsenic "a loving, kind, strong, adjuvant individual" who was "always consenting to assistance nary substance the situation. Spreading his kindness anyhow helium could."

Anyone who would similar to assistance Bustos' household laic him to remainder tin donate to his GoFundMe.