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CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Clovis Police Department released the individuality of a motorcyclist killed by a suspected drunk operator Thursday.
37-year-old Josh Cowdrey of Clovis was riding his motorcycle connected Barstow Avenue astatine 10:45 a.m. connected Wednesday, erstwhile constabulary accidental a pistillate driving an SUV deed him, sending him crossed the roadworthy and sidesplitting him.
Officers arrested Tammera Pittman nether suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter and driving nether the influence. However, she posted her $137,000 bail connected Thursday and was released from jail.
The Clovis assemblage is present rallying astir Cowdrey’s grieving family.
Cowdrey was a tattoo creator successful Clovis, known for his enactment ethic and generosity.
He apprenticed nether High Sierra Tattoo Co. proprietor Joshua Farmer, who says helium liked Cowdrey from the infinitesimal they met.
“I was tattooing and I heard successful the background, ‘I would similar to spot if I could enactment here, and I'm present to adhd worth to the shop.’ And I was like, I similar this feline already and I don't adjacent cognize him,” Farmer said.
They had known each different for 2 years, and Farmer calls Cowdrey a “ride-or-die” who would springiness idiosyncratic the garment disconnected his back.
“When helium archetypal started here, determination was 1 of our artists who got successful an accident… and wrong minutes the kid, Josh, helium came successful present and helium deed the streets and started asking for help, getting donations. He raised similar thousands of dollars wrong an hour,” Farmer said.
Even though Nowdrey nary longer worked astatine the shop, helium stopped successful each week to sojourn his aged mentor.
“Just yesterday, actually, oregon the time earlier yesterday, I had messaged him and asked him if helium wanted to travel to 1 of our upcoming events… And I said, ‘Hey, volition you beryllium there?’ And helium goes, ‘I'll beryllium determination similar swimwear,’” Farmer said.
Cowdrey ne'er got the accidental to support that promise.
“You know, erstwhile you're successful a car and idiosyncratic pulls retired successful beforehand of you, the chances of them surviving are really beauteous bad. But if you're connected a motorcycle and idiosyncratic pulls retired successful beforehand of you, the chances of you surviving are astir zero,” Farmer said.
High Sierra Tattoo Co. is hosting a fundraiser Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to rise wealth for Cowdrey's family. Each raffle summons is $5.
His household shared a statement, saying, “It conscionable comforts america to cognize however galore radical Josh has gotten to cognize successful his 37 years of life. He had specified a large bosom and helium has been our warrior successful ever being determination for america to brighten our day.”
Tattoo artists from assorted shops volition donate their clip to that fundraiser.
Farmer says it's not lone thing Cowdrey would do; it's what helium did do.
“He's near an imprint connected our community, and it's an grant to person been portion of his life,” Farmer said.
