'Part of our family': Vigil held for 89-year-old killed by suspected DUI driver in Fresno County

PARLIER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - An affectional vigil was held Monday nighttime for the 89-year-old who died aft being deed by a DUI operator successful Fresno County implicit the weekend.

During the vigil, the 89-year-old was named arsenic David Saltana.

"He was the astir kindest idiosyncratic you could ever meet," Jessica Huerta, a longtime neighbor, said with tears successful her eyes. "He had nary atrocious bony successful his body. He didn't merit to dice similar this astatine all."

She said implicit the years, Saltana became a portion of her family.

"One clip it was raining, and I was walking my kid to schoolhouse erstwhile helium stopped and helium gave my kids a ride, and ever since that 1 time, each time helium would springiness my kids a thrust to school, to the store," Huerta said. "He was conscionable that grandpa, you know, that my kids, you know, loved and adored him truthful much, truthful much. This is truthful devastating for us. He became portion of our household implicit the years."

Huerta has acceptable up a GoFundMe to assistance wage for Saltana's ceremonial expenses. Those funny successful donating tin click here.