Family remembers beloved Hanford Dentist, Dr. Wylie Elick

HANFORD, Calif. (KFSN) -- Adventurous and afloat of life.

That's however household describes Dr. Wylie Elick of Lemoore. Sharon Elick, his woman of 59 years, knew him best. She worked alongside her hubby astatine his dentistry successful Hanford for decades.

"He was a fantastic person, precise affable and outgoing and helium loved moving with the children," says Sharon.

Still successful a cervix brace, Sharon is recovering from her ain injuries, portion mourning the nonaccomplishment of her beingness partner. She was with him during his past moments.

They were connected their mode to religion erstwhile a suspected DUI operator crashed into their conveyance connected Grangeville and 15th Ave.

"Kinda similar a nightmare, you are surviving successful a nightmare, it's unbelievable to person thing similar this happen," expresses Sharon.

Police arrested 29-year-old James McKinnon successful transportation to the crash.

He's present facing aggregate counts including murder.

"Prior to that mishap helium had been antecedently convicted of a DUI past twelvemonth and astatine the clip helium was plead, oregon sentenced to the DUI helium was informed however unsafe drinking and driving is," explains Kings County District Attorney, Sarah Hacker.

Dr. Elick was 82 years aged and helium had served generations of families successful his enactment arsenic a section dentist.

He had a passionateness for flying and enjoyed making radical laugh.

But supra all, "He conscionable loved the kids, helium adored moving with them, helium loved his family, helium loved his God. There is nary 1 similar him, nary no similar him. We miss him truthful overmuch and helium was amazing," says his daughter, Sheri Salas.

His girl Sheri, besides worked alongside her dada for years.

She says determination is nary making consciousness of this tragedy, but they transportation his memories successful their hearts and are utilizing their dependable to punctual radical to beryllium liable drivers.

"Do not portion and drive. It is not worthy it truthful not worthy it, we mislaid a immense antheral successful our lives," urges Sheri.

The fishy is being held with nary bail present astatine the Kings County Jail. His adjacent tribunal day volition beryllium July 17.

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